Experiences & More
Experiencing Stonework
Did You Know... The oldest documented stone wall ever found in New England was a 4000-year-old Indigenous Stone Row built along the dripline of a Rockshelter in the Flagg Swamp in Marlborough, Massachusetts? Yet, a Northeastern Indigenous Stonebuilding Tradition has never been acknowledged, and mainstream scholars fall back on "scientistic" assumptions to deny an Indigenous contribution to the blended stone landscape we see today, with its overlay of about 300 years of European-influenced work on top of at least 4000 years of Indigenous work. Stone Site Investigator Mike Luoma goes out in search of Indigenous Stonework in New England's woods and forests and reports back with his video presentations on YouTube...
Types of Stonework
There are several forms of possibly significant ritual stonework in New England, what USET (United South & Eastern Tribes) Resolutions call Ceremonial Stone Landscapes. These playlists present some of the different examples Mike has explored. Find more at the Ancient Stone Mysteries of New England YouTube Channel.
Boulder Forms
Boulders were often placed, perched and propped, possibly in ritually significant ways. Boulders are also still often associated with Indigenous Peoples in the Northeast.
Stone Chambers
There's something about Stone Chambers. If Mike has found anything which the chambers have in common, it's that each chamber is unique in its own way.
Stone Assemblages
From stone rows to cairn-like petroforms, many possible stone prayers are covered by this perhaps overly-general category.