Ceremonial Stonework with Markham Starr

Ceremonial Stonework; The Enduring Native American Presence on the Land

This slideshow takes the audience on an extended walk through the woods to see some of the ceremonial stonework left behind by the indigenous population that occupied New England for 12,000 years. Native Americans built nearly two dozen distinct types of stone structures in our area, ranging from cairns to serpent effigies, and these spiritual offerings remain standing in now long abandoned woods. While Native American stonework is widely recognized out west and to the south, New England’s stonework remains obscure, having blended back into the woods. This slideshow will cover three particular Ceremonial Stone Landscape sites in Southeastern Connecticut. The talk will be followed on Saturday March 21st  with a guided tour of a local site to give those interested a first-hand experience of the stonework. (Note: snow cover or bad weather cancels walk) Slideshow is from the book by the…