Solar Stone Observatory, Stone Calander Marker, Propped Stone Wall Boulders, Etc.
First are these pics I took of a stone Solar Observatory. This was near an Earthen Mound site, also. Seen from one side, the observatory is a turtle effigy, from the other side, a stone bird. It also functions as an enclosure. The site is over-looking, earth, sky and water:
the "turtle" side:
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9htMi0ao-...00/mars36E.jpg
over-looking the water:
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5fLUXtENX...600/mars35.jpg
the horizon point (the turtle's/bird's beak):
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M689uAaA2...00/mars36A.jpg
from the other side, we see this structure is an enclosure and also a bird effigy (a dual bird/ turtle effigy):
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WbU6pi9CE...600/mars36.jpg
A nearby stone calander marker:
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N6DBRROGs...00/mars44A.jpg
A Native stone wall ruins:
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yg62R1Fsa...00/mars20K.jpg
Terraced:
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WYdBkdB5V...00/mars20B.jpg
Propped boulder in a native wall:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0-A478xPLC...s1600/col4.jpg
From another angle (a hiking buddy got in the pic but hey- just shows the scale of the stone-work):
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nybjd6MDyb...s1600/col3.jpg
That's definitely enough pics for one post. Enjoy!
More Stone Markers & Stone Works
Pike Fish Effigy Monuments
This one just makes sense. The Northern Pike Fish in the NorthEast region was no doubt a delicious food that sustained the people in pre-colonial times. Below are some stone pike fish effigies, possibly thousands of years old, compared to some more recent photos of people's pike fish catches for comparison.
This pike fish effigy is part of a larger Algonquian stone wall that meanders through a bedrock ledge. The stone on the far right is the head-stone of the pike fish:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XWOwhDCll8...600/rte19D.jpg
Now compare that above pic to this recent picture of some random person's recent pike fish catch:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9aCuCYe2UC...1600/pike2.jpg
This next pic is of a stone cairn with what looks like a pike fish motiff. This cairn was probably used to make offereings before or after a catch:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NrGhThX-3k...1600/rte38.jpg
Compare the above picture to this recent picture of a random person's pike fish catch. The source of the pic for the recent catch is a 45 minute drive away from the site of the stone cairn:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2KXqOXByte...1600/pike1.jpg
Related to these pike fish stoneworks is this other stone altar, in a ruinous and neglected state, also with a fish motiff:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPaVzcuBeh...s1600/ech5.jpg
More Turtle Effigies Plus More
Chamber Over-Looking Quinebaug River + Cairn Effigies, Standing Stones - Pls View-
Turtle Floating Thru the Sky