Sunday, July 18, 2021

Name that rock

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Update : I am posting a new pic of this material, against a neutral background, an unpolished surface. I believe this is called a metamorphi...
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Monday, July 12, 2021

Thousands of Ancient Stone Mounds Recently Discovered in Alabama

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 From Newswire  2017 Thousands of Ancient Stone Mounds Recently Discovered in Alabama | Newswire
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Monday, July 05, 2021

Trail Maintenance with Stile/Style (Essex CT)

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     I usually find myself shaking my head at "Trail Maintenance Photos" that breach "stone walls" and otherwise disturb...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Mounds from Spring Creek, PA

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Reader Jon sends new pictures: Here are some photos I wanted to share with you. Rock Pile A  is images 1002, 1008 and (1009 from 2016). Rock...
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Friday, June 25, 2021

The 2,300 Y.O. Stone Pyramid Mound & Fort | Glenford Fort Preserve

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Note the dating of some stone mounds in Ohio, consistent with Oley Hills dates: The 2,300 Y.O. Stone Pyramid Mound & Fort | Glenford For...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Some images from Jim Wilson’s Zoom Presentation

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  "Learn what history, science and Native Americans have to say about ambiguous stoneworks found throughout the Northeast Woodlands—inc...
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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Underwater archaeology team finds ancient obsidian flakes 2,000 miles from quarry

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  “An underwater archaeologist from The University of Texas at Arlington is part of a research team studying 9,000-year-old stone tool artif...
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Saturday, June 19, 2021

Falmouth area arrowheads - ID requested

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 Can any one identify the arrowheads here: I am particularly interested in this one, which looks like a late stage "paleo" point: ...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Another "Chamber" Video

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The "Rattlesnake Squamation/Scalation" Variation    I just watched this video from Mike Luoma of VT yesterday. We've been comm...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Wolf Den?? (NE CT)

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I meant to post this video soon after I first saw it:  New England Ceremonial Stone Landscapes - Stone Chamber - Northeastern Connecticut - ...
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Monday, June 14, 2021

Oley Hill on YouTube

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  Big Mystery ~ Stone Ruins Of E. Pennsylvania - YouTube
Saturday, June 12, 2021

"Horned Creatures"

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 A Horned Creature from 2008, and some H.R. Schoolcraft illustrations from the late 1800s:  https://rockpiles.blogspot.com/2008/04/horned-cr...
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Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Clovis First Dies (AGAIN!)

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New evidence may change timeline for when people first arrived in North America (phys.org) [Research from 20 or so years ago at Monte Verde ...
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Monday, May 31, 2021

Non-invasive archeology at a stone site in Africa

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  A non-invasive procedure allows obtaining archaeological information without excavating (phys.org)
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Land Protectors Win One for Nayyag - Ancient Native Site Rescued

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  Nohham Cachat-Schilling writes: W8li Nogdgisg8adt8onk Nitompaog (Good-Meeting My Friends) W8li Acim8, Wunne Achimu, Good News:   MassDOT h...
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Friday, May 14, 2021

Whaddya Think?

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Found on an island, wrong material but this looks like the base of a Merrimack (Stark) point: scalloped edges:
Wednesday, May 05, 2021

Oley Hill site dates to 2500 years ago

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I asked Norman Muller about his dating result for the Oley Hills. They used OSL (Optically Stimulated Luminescence) to arrive at a date of 2...
Sunday, May 02, 2021

Ontario Mounds

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Reader Joanne writes: We found these unusual stacked rock piles deep in the woods.  The one is quite large, almost an igloo shape, maybe 10 ...
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Mike Martin's Cave

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A reader writes:  Rock Piles contributors, especially Jimp: I have a challenge for you: I'm researching "Captain Lightfoot," t...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

Curt Hoffman Talk

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Dr. Curtiss Hoffman will present a talk on stone structures to the archaeology club at Norwalk Community College, via Google Meets, at 7:30 ...
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