Monday, October 30, 2023

Vote on preserving the Webster-Bulkeley CSL land on November 1 in Littleton

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 A reminder from the Friends of the Nashoba. Update:  Sadly the town did not come up with the $

The Stones We Carry: Avocational Science, Epistemics, and Identity in New England’s Cultural Stone Features Debate

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Kitty -O'Riordan from UConn, is defending her PhD Thesis on the debate about Ceremonial Stone Landscapes. It should be of great general ...
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Sunday, October 29, 2023

A pair of little quartz points from RI

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Rhode Island Arrowheads - "Cumberland/Barnes phase"

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Josh in Rhode Island sends this: Over the last four years I have found some really rare and unique treasures at the beach including points f...
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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Heard there were arrowheads at Waquoit

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I can believe it. But I think the nice ones must be all gone. This material is argillite.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Woodpecker Drummers?

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  https://www.scribd.com/read/230095531/Reading-Rock-Art-Interpreting-the-Indian-Rock-Paintings-of-the-Canadian-Shield
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Saturday, October 14, 2023

Decoding the Stones: Mike Luoma on New England's Hidden History

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    “In this episode, Mike Luoma shares his journey of discovery, visiting possible sacred stone sites and trying to unravel their meanings ...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Excerpts from Our Hidden Landscapes (2023)

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  https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/our-hidden-landscapes
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

News from the Friends of the Nashoba Praying Indians

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  Friends of the Nashobah Praying Indians: Bulkeley Farm Native structures update   Dear Friends of the Nashobah Praying Indians,   Friends ...
Monday, October 09, 2023

Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Southern New England

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  Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Southern New England by Dr. Lucianne Lavin Thursday, October 26, 2023 Ha...

A visit to the Aptuxet Trading Post - Bourne MA

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A messy and poor display. Still.... First shelf: 2nd shelf, lots of shadowy points: Such a hard to see collections, you might almost miss it...
Friday, October 06, 2023

Dates confirmed on White Sands Footprints

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[Not rock pile related] This is new evidence that confirms humans in America before 20K years ago. Go early man! Scientists say they’ve conf...
Wednesday, October 04, 2023

Rock Pile Cave (CT)

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  “Then came the marvelous rock pile caves. As we don’t have many real caves here in Connecticut, most of them are large rock formations ove...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Stone tools older than 18000 years

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More people are beginning to believe: 18,000-Year-Old Stone Tools Are Among the Oldest Found in the US (businessinsider.com) The lower left ...
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Rock piles are not walls…

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 A recent email communication, addressed to me and possibly to the "Rock Piles" blog as well, although the "Wake up!" se...
Monday, September 25, 2023

The Wonders (Trodden by Golfers)

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  Sites in Ohio may be as vital to human history as the pyramids.  Why have they been ignored for so long? BY DAN KOIS (SEPT 24, 2023): “Amo...