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.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
SW of entrance to Adams Farm - Walpole
See the little mound there? We are just into the woods; a bit of field visible at top right. There were other disturbances nearby. Not too exciting. Some other odds and ends:
As far as blogs go I feel like I am your little cousin, having much of my research based around my hometown and surrounding towns (I am the "Ho-Ho", remember), a "twin" area to your Concord, Littleton, etc. area.
I have also been posting about aligned boulders and stone rows recently.
I grew up in Walpole, and I've been exploring Adams Farm for over 20 years now. Noon Hill is another one of my favorite spots. If you pick up a trail map at Adams Farm, it says that two potential Late Woodland period sites have been found on the property. There is also a cellar hole that dates to the Revolutionary War period. AF is deceptively big too; there are many trails and it would take multiple trips to fully explore it.
As far as blogs go I feel like I am your little cousin, having much of my research based around my hometown and surrounding towns (I am the "Ho-Ho", remember), a "twin" area to your Concord, Littleton, etc. area.
ReplyDeleteI have also been posting about aligned boulders and stone rows recently.
-Matt
I am "doing" Medfield and Walpole this season.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in Walpole, and I've been exploring Adams Farm for over 20 years now. Noon Hill is another one of my favorite spots.
ReplyDeleteIf you pick up a trail map at Adams Farm, it says that two potential Late Woodland period sites have been found on the property. There is also a cellar hole that dates to the Revolutionary War period. AF is deceptively big too; there are many trails and it would take multiple trips to fully explore it.