I tried again to circle these headwaters of Falulah Brook in northern Fitchburg. This time my plan was to walk along the southern edge of the brook, cross somewhere near the Worcester/ Middlesex county boundary, and come back along the northern side of the brook. Instead I crossed lower down, by mistake, and ended back near the beginning point earlier than I had wanted. I found a wonderful little Wachusett Tradition site there (outlined in red). But I had wanted to circle further upstream, so I reversed my steps and went back along the northern side until I got to another Wachusett Tradition site I saw in the past and, when my camera battery started to crap out, I circled back and ended by returning via the initial path along the southern side of the brook. Not important details, except that this was a walk with many small brook crossings and the rocks were icy, where wet. So it was difficult to score top points for brook crossing elegance - but I managed to keep my feet dry.First off, next to Ashby West Rd, as you step into the bushes on the west side of the road, this is a messy pile I have photoed several times before. I liked the colors this time:
Let's have some other views of these fine piles. Here is the horizon view:
Details of the larger mound:Here is a closeup of the vertical sided pile.
There were numerous other satellites:
I like this clear relation between mound and satellite. Note the direction of the vertical side, note how the hollows are placed in the larger mound:
Finally, just a brief look at some piles from the previously discovered site (uppermost blue oval on map). Here is one where you probably neither can see the rectangle, not the hollow. It is pretty worn down.
I just want to compare it with this other one from there. It is another example of a pile built only from larger rocks.
Summary: Standard Wachusett Tradition site includes mounds with hollows surrounded by smaller satellites that have some of the attributes of marker piles. [By the way, I think it is a complex machine for getting the soul to the underworld]. Sometimes, one of the mounds will be made only from larger rocks.
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