Friday, May 18, 2012

Hunting season(s) for arrowheads

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Springtime after they plow the cornfields and after it has rained (preferably about 3 inches, to wash off the surface) is one of the best ti...
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Hand Rock - Middleborough, MA

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" a rock on a high hill a little to the eastward of the old stone fishing weir, where there is the print of a person's hand in said...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Field find

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I went out after work today to search for ancent stone tools. I went to a favorite spot where I have had luck lately, hoping that the heavy ...
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A small site next to a bit of water - Holden, MA

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Behind the Rod and Gun club, some piled rocks next to a tiny pond. To the right in this picture. Seen from the other side of the water A f...

Rock Piles, Archaeology and Vandalism

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By Imogen Reed: Rock piles are an important part of the New England landscape. As readers will know, they are also a semi-hidden part of it...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Pinks in Holden

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Saw more flowers than new rock piles last weekend. I kept seeing pink. Like our local orchid: An azalea: A maple seed: Part of the newly for...
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The least of artifacts, the humblest of points

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I spent an hour in a favorite field and thought this was a flake when I picked it up. If you look closely, this view shows some flaking of t...
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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Finds today

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Got out in the blazing sun for a few hours this morning. I got a sunburn but found some things that made it worth it. Here's a stemmed q...
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Indian Mound found in Cumberland RI

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Reader j ryan writes: [I] stumbled on what I am pretty sure is an Indian mound....it was pretty impressive. Perhaps 8-10 feet tall, easily 2...
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Thursday, May 10, 2012

More Elmore G Raymond Memorial Park, Pelham NH

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I followed the path to the left, west, and up the southern edge of a brook. Saw what I thought was a nice mound, at the end of an alluvial s...
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Wave?

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Photo credits: (A. Alexandria 2012 http://www.ancientpathsofshastina.com/ ) Two Tsektsel/Prayer Seats (and other possiblities) a mile apart,...
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Its a berm! It's a mound! It's super-old!

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First of a couple posts about Elmer G Raymond Memorial Park in Pelham NH. Found this up the brook that runs below the parking lot and goes u...

Losing one for the Gipper

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Went out to explore near Parker Hill Fitchburg, including taking pictures of some mounds I found before when I did not have a camera [ see h...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Stone wall and juniper bushes under the power lines

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This is more what it used to look like around here, forty years ago.
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White Trillium - Raymond Mem. Park Pelham NH

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Hey Tim! I found one.
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Grey Feather Gallery

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Image from:  http://www.ancientpathsofshastina.com/gallery/gray-feather/14522684 Raise your hand if you said "Prayer Seat" w...
Monday, May 07, 2012

The Face Rock

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Interesting pictures at " Secret Landscapes " (make sure to scroll down).

Roadside Attraction, Hollis NH

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Rocky Pond Brook - Hollis NH

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The red dot is about where the short wall and boulder were (see here ). At about the location of the red "?" there were rock piles...
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