Episode 21- LiDAR Exposes Ancient Ceremonial Stone Walls

​‪@Stones_and_Stories‬ Episode 21 takes us into the linar world of ancient stone walls. Who built the stone walls of New England. Maybe not who we gew up thinking build them. This episode delves into the stone walls full of traditional ancient Native American ceremonial features. Encosures, niches, stones carring over imbedded boulders, walls starting in swamps, dolmens, and standing stones with a notches pointed to sunset on the equinox.

See LiDAR illumitate the dolmen in Gilbert Hills that hasn't been seen for centuries and a standing stone with a secret notched in it (starting at minute 14:00 for those who want to get to the punchline).

Research supporting this episode:

Stone walls as a native ceremonial structure:
"Manitou", Mavor & Dix, 1989, p. 87
"A Handbook of Stone Structures In Northeast United States" Gage & Gage, p. 24-29
"Native American Ceremonial Stones of Acton", 2022 Linda McElroy, YouTube:    • Native American Ceremonial Stones of ...   @22:20

Mid 1800's survey of hundreds of thousands of miles of stone wall in the North East US:
"Native American Ceremonial Stone Landscapes" Glenn Kreisberg, 2023, YouTube:    • Native American Ceremonial Stone Land...  

Enclosure definition:
"A Handbook of Stone Structures In Northeast United States" Gage & Gage, p. 30-43
"Manitou", Mavor & Dix, 1989, p. 275

Pedistal Stones (Dolmen):
"A Handbook of Stone Structures In Northeast United States" Gage & Gage, p. 130-136

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