tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post8217061156535330185..comments2024-03-28T19:28:10.100-04:00Comments on <b>Rock Piles</b>: Manitou stones in Holliston MApwaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-76476877662132068132008-05-23T22:54:00.000-04:002008-05-23T22:54:00.000-04:00Let's just stick with the term 'manitou stone' for...Let's just stick with the term 'manitou stone' for those stones that look like head and shoulders and those whose shape is more diffuse. Mavor and Dix show a variety of shapes and call them all manitou stones.Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560996385875773347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-58032176623138888712008-05-23T19:21:00.000-04:002008-05-23T19:21:00.000-04:00Functional issues should constrain classifications...Functional issues should constrain classifications.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-55029572553120901982008-05-23T08:44:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:44:00.000-04:00I used the term "manitou stone" in a general sense...I used the term "manitou stone" in a general sense, in that it is usually commemmorative in nature, signaling something significant nearby, be it a large or small stone mound, a large boulder with phenomenal attributes, etc. Maybe we need a different term to cover the different shapes.Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560996385875773347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-19421920435964700532008-05-23T08:23:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:23:00.000-04:00There are three different but related classes of s...There are three different but related classes of structures (1) Manitou stones (2) triangular stones (3) standing stones. the classic manitou stone looks like the upper torso of the human body with a "neck" and "shoulders" outline. This outline is generally formed by two corner notches, one on each side of the stone. The "shoulders" can be either horizontal or sloping. Mavor and Dix have some James Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414241904072160955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-6556124055306700322008-05-22T21:50:00.000-04:002008-05-22T21:50:00.000-04:00Could very well be a manitou stone, but I'd like t...Could very well be a manitou stone, but I'd like to see different views of this stone and the boulders against which it was placed. The back of stone looks worked, but maybe that has to do with the angle at which it was photographed, or the type of stone itself. It seems so evenly split.Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560996385875773347noreply@blogger.com