Sunday, May 23, 2010

State of RI officially recognizes Ceremonial Stone Features

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Norman Muller writes: Note the info below: the RI State Historic Preservation Officer has listed Indian ceremonial stone landscapes in the ...
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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Woodbury man claims to have found artifact

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BY RICK HARRISON REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN WOODBURY — When Michael Hellwinkle turned over the stone, he wasn't sure what to think. "I ...
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Friday, May 21, 2010

Old friend back for the summer

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Field clearing and wall enclosed rock piles

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Several weeks ago we had a brief discussion of rock piles that were enclosed in a retaining wall. For classic examples see here and here . I...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Discovery channel episode on "America' Stonehenge"

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James Gage writes: In February, on a cold drizzily & snowy day, a camera crew from Discovery Channel interviewed Dennis Stone, Steve Bro...
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Rock pile in wall corner but with hollows

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Here is where the trouble begins: It is reasonably common to see a stone wall corner, closed off and filled with a triangular pile of rocks....

A little enclosure hint, in a stone wall

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Out with FFC walking at Malcolm Meadow Brook Conservation Land in Carlisle MA, you would expect him to notice something like this: Was there...

Curious structure in Carlisle Wetland

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Here is something curious FFC noticed while we crossed a wetland. Some deliberately placed and propped rocks: Between left and right section...
Monday, May 17, 2010

Flowers but no new rock piles

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The main find for the weekend was a negative one: looking at some larger mounds and deciding that they probably were from field clearing. I...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

"Twins" rock pile at Hopkinton State Park

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Another view, note the group of rocks below: And a closeup, showing the two rocks which I believe are selected deliberately for their simila...
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Small site by Prestwick Dr. Hopkinton MA

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Wanted to get into the woods off Prestwick Dr. hoping to head south but my way was blocked by houses and I ended up exploring on the other s...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Another mound but does it have hollows?

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Things are shifting for me slightly. I am getting a bit tired of going out to find new sites and a more than a little ready to start seeing ...

Split Wedged Rocks - Weston MA

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Often these are all there is to show for a place once having had Indians and ceremony:

Stone Mound with standing Manitou Stones - Rochester VT

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Norman Muller writes: About two weeks ago my wife and I made a quick trip to Rochester, VT, to photograph one of the stone features, and as ...
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Monday, May 10, 2010

Flowers and Orbs

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Let's just agree that flowers are "rock pile related" since one sees them when out hunting rock piles. Here are some, new now ...
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Cold Spring creek branch - Arctic China State Forest, NY

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by theseventhgeneration Hiking along a logging road, then the Finger Lakes trail, I spotted a small rock pile embedded in a steep bank overl...