Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Un-roofed chambers? - Comparing three structures

I was re-reading the "Beaver Pond" post at TwoHeadwaters and was reminded that I wanted to post one more thing from Paul Hill. In the Beaver Pond post we see a roofless structure, discussed as a possible collapsed chamber (here is one photo of this interesting structure). I do not see evidence of collapsed roof material in the middle of the opening, so perhaps the structure was roofed with organic material and nothing remains?

Anyway I found two things like the following at Paul Hill:These looked a bit like sand and gravel "borrow pits"; so I suppressed the first one, thinking it did not fit well with my narrative. When I saw a second example, however, I took a picture and wondered if perhaps this might be a legitimate part of the "site".

The Beaver Pond "chamber" is somewhat similar. Then I remembered another example from the top of Horse Hill (reported here):
So this is four examples (one from Beaver Pond, 2 from Paul Hill, and one from Horse Hill) of similar structures found at rock pile sites. Is it possible these are part of a particular cultural pattern that includes rock piles?
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  1. theseventhgeneration7:56 AM

    Don Windsor wrote about rock piles on private land in the area near the Beaver Pond structure. From "Stone Piles in Chenango County"(2000), he writes about the rock piles: "These are the best piles I have ever seen. Some even have a lace effect, that is, you can see through the piles."

    After surmising the age of the piles (well over 50 years old and possibly "5 or 10 millennia" [sic]), he goes on to say "the XXX site is 'paved' with stones, a lot of stones. Perhaps this pavement is the result of repeated rebuildings."

    If/when I manage to get back out on public land in the area, I'll pay close attention to any rock piles attached to boulders that I might find.

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