Native Ceremonial StoneWorks, Great Ireland, Mud Fossils, Giants, & Atlantis In New England: March 2015

Sunday, March 29, 2015

College Rock In Snow Pt 4- Propped Boulder In Stone Wall

College Rock In Snow Pt 4- Propped Boulder In Stone Wall

Propped boulder placement in a stone-wall next to a running brook. Also, there is what appears to be a stone ledge worked-out and placed at the foot of the brook. I have seen this in several places down the street from this site- a stone ledge at the foot of a pond/ pool/ brook. I will have to make a post sometime comparing the "stone ledges" of these 3 sites I have in mind to make my case for this kind of a stone placement. Perhaps a swimming/ bathing spot or of other ceremonial significance-

Showing off how the wall runs into the boulder-

Close-up of the foot of the boulder, showcasing how this stone is visibally propped up in at least 2 places here-

Looks like a subtle effigy of some sort, like the profile of a bird. Probably has a sunset alignment by the "beak"-

Nearby Standing Stone in the stone wall-

Another view-

College Rock In the Snow Pt 3- More Wall & Rock/Horizon Alignment

College Rock In the Snow Pt 3- More Wall & Rock/Horizon Alignment

Section 1. By a brook, running thru boulders-

Another section, more related to the last post, which...

....ends on a ledge, over-looking a brook-

A rock/ horizon alignment. This propped boulder lining up w/ a stone placed on top of a stone-wall (1)-

The stone placement (2)...

...lining up with this small rock stack cairn, which opens up to a wide panaramic horizon (3)-

A nearby notched/ worked-out stone I noticed-

Friday, March 27, 2015

College Rock In the Snow Pt. 2- Ancient "Serpent" Wall

College Rock In the Snow Pt. 2- Ancient "Serpent" Wall

Niche spot on a boulder ledge, one of the ends of the wall. Was this a drain, to run down the ledge, or an offering niche?-

Close-up of the niche. Note how the stone slab is knapped/ worked-out, and perfectly placed to fit over the gap between the boulders. This has been thoughtfully and specially placed indicting this wall's ancient origins. No farmer is going to spend the better half of a day splitting stones to artfully and perfectly place them on top of boulder arrangements on a ledge. This is not conducive with farm field clearing. Further, the bedrock ledge this stone wall meanders through would have been considered as wasteland to a colonial or later farmer and according to local historians these types of areas were not used as farm land, although there is plenty of farm-land nearby. Early 18th century farmers in the area, such as John Hero, reported "Indian graves" on their property (probably referring to cairns/ stone mounds), and depending on the type of person, did not destroy them due to superstition and/or respect as well as, probably, a minute "invisible" Indian presence. State archaeologist Curt Hoffman's data sheet, listing inventory of stone structure sites, has a 1/3 distribution of stone sites in "wasteland" (ledges, etc.), 1/3 on agricultural land, and 1/3 in and around wet-land (edge of a swamp, etc.):