Thursday, March 14, 2013

3 "Mortar" Stones in MA




Three from Traces in the Woods


 http://tracesinthewoods.blogspot.com.es/2011/08/native-american-grinding-stones.html
Originally sent in responce to: http://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2012/04/medicine-bowlder.html
I apologize for not saying anything back then; these are great!

3 comments:

  1. I have found the same type of bowls carved in boulders in Northern Indiana. They had a religious significance and it is a mistake to call them "grinding stones."
    photos here
    http://moundbuilder.blogspot.com/2011/09/native-american-sacred-stone-sites.html

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  2. Well, thanks for this, Fritz! I used some of these photos in a post (and I'll remember which eventually).

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  3. http://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2012/07/bowlder.html

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