My tendency is to think of rock piles as a mid to late woodland phenomenon. Once in a while I am reminded that they can also be a lot older.
This one is supposed to be 7500 years old. Not sure about the date of this one, perhaps it is woodland. But it is interesting that, at these ages, the piles are completely smeared out.
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This is about rock piles and stone mound sites in New England. A balance is needed between keeping them secret and making them public. Also arrowheads, stone tools and other surface archaeology.
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The Chauvet caves in France feature an intact rock pile that is perhaps 32,000 years old. It is believed this place was used for ritual or ceremonial purposes. This must be the oldest intact rock pile on Earth.
ReplyDeleteThe rock pile from L'Anse Amour in Labrador is 7500 years old, as it contained a burial that was dated. It also had a head stone-type standing stone in front of the pile, but someone stole it.
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