tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29164489.post1626606137659998275..comments2024-03-09T15:14:08.489-05:00Comments on Waking Up on Turtle Island: Stonewall (rebuild) Workshop (Killingworth CT)Tim MacSweeneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29164489.post-57466721441646546742018-12-29T06:33:39.441-05:002018-12-29T06:33:39.441-05:00Tim the wall that was rebuilt during the workshop ...Tim the wall that was rebuilt during the workshop was a colonial wall probably built mid nineteenth century. If there was a wall there before the mid 1800's rebuild/build that's your domain. The wall I rebuilt was colonial, rebuilt in a colonial style. End of story. English Gardens and Landscapinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027929688765752898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29164489.post-87737609621381379152018-01-28T08:37:29.784-05:002018-01-28T08:37:29.784-05:00"...one must realize that much of the history..."...one must realize that much of the history we were taught in school about the pre-European history of New England was based on a deep and pervasive cultural bias. Until recently, there were academics, “experts” in the field of archaeology and anthropology, who asserted that the New England American Indians did not build with stone. (Some also said there were no Native Americans in Vermont!)<br /><br />Although much has been destroyed or misidentified, stone monuments, earthworks, burials and other evidence of the existence of a highly developed culture remain. The monuments, although very similar to ancient monuments worldwide, were deliberately disconnected from the true history of the native culture. Much of this cultural denial was perpetrated by English land speculators, and by some Christian ministers whose goal, as worded by Rev. John Eliot was to, “to convince, bridle, restrain and civilize” the Indians “and also to humble them”.<br /><br />Because of this deep cultural bias, the lithic remains of the Native Americans of New England remained hidden in plain view for centuries. Many of these features are constructed with stone and blend quietly and reverently into the natural surroundings. Yet, once one awakens to their presence they seem to be everywhere. Most were constructed hundreds, even thousands of years ago, when the Indians burned much of the land to control the vegetation and foliage did not obstruct the sightlines. Often these monuments lead the eyes to the place where the earth meets the sky...Other Native American stone structures include prayer seats, stone rows, burial mounds, memorial piles, observation mounds, standing stones, perched boulders, balanced rocks, rocking stones, notched stones, effigy stones, effigy mounds, stone chambers, and Manitou stones. Manitou stones are found in varying sizes. Shaped in the form of a head and shoulders, they might be found standing alone, built into a stone row, or placed on a stone mound... Over the years, most of these monuments were misidentified due to the prevailing cultural bias..." Diane Dix <br />writing at http://nolumbekaproject.blogspot.com/p/to-preserve-that-which-is-sacred-by.htmlTim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29164489.post-73805241126533922082018-01-25T17:16:56.761-05:002018-01-25T17:16:56.761-05:00And by "stonewrok" I mean "stonewor...And by "stonewrok" I mean "stonework!"Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29164489.post-36417728047590736942018-01-25T15:54:06.356-05:002018-01-25T15:54:06.356-05:00Another, ibid: https://www.ncptt.nps.gov/blog/cere...Another, ibid: https://www.ncptt.nps.gov/blog/ceremonial-stone-landscapes-of-new-england-and-developing-best-practices-to-assess-submerged-paleocultural-landscapes/Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29164489.post-33028329687566607552018-01-25T15:48:57.028-05:002018-01-25T15:48:57.028-05:00 The National Park Service recognizes the existenc... The National Park Service recognizes the existence of Ceremonial Stone Landscapes, uses such details in features to identify this Indigenous style of stonewrok. Take a look at the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training Video on Ceremonial Stone Landscapes - which includes the Killingworth Turtle: <br />https://www.ncptt.nps.gov/blog/ceremonial-stone-landscapes/Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29164489.post-47734018145258848852018-01-25T14:51:26.358-05:002018-01-25T14:51:26.358-05:00Tim, please, you know better than this poppycockTim, please, you know better than this poppycockAndrew Pighillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03371531380039801881noreply@blogger.com