Thursday, February 07, 2013

Stone wall and Suzanne Wall

9 comments :

Tim MacSweeney said...

"v-shaped boulder row?"

pwax said...

You mean the little side wall at the near end? So the tip of the "V" is towards the viewer?

Menotomy Maps said...

What is the significance of a V-shaped stone row?

pwax said...

One possibility is: to mark the upper and lower extreme positions of the sun, moon, or something else that changes seasonally.

Menotomy Maps said...

There’s a nice one on a hilltop near here. It is a “V” but also has a center line so it looks like the footprint of a bird. If you stand at the bottom of the V, the center line points south, and the left and right sides of the V point about 60 degrees to the southeast and southwest. Too much snow for photos right now.

Tim MacSweeney said...

Then there's this ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Huron_deer_hunt_V_Champlain.jpg

Tim MacSweeney said...

http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt/desert-lines-hunting-tool-kites.htm

pwax said...

Tim: don't forget your own blog posts on the subject.

Tim MacSweeney said...

Well, OK - like this one;
http://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2010/09/game-drive.html