There is a book titled America B.C. That offers an interesting perspective on this subject. But as a N H native I’ve personally seen many stone walls and cairns in very remote areas.when I asked my grandfather about them the answer was usually something like ; oh yeah so&so’s grandfather cleared that hill side back in whenever and piled up the stones so plowing could be done. What many don’t realize is by 1900 a large amount of what is forest now was pastures and fields for sheep and small dairy herds ,and horses of course.

This was educational and explains the mysterious stone structures found around New England; thanks for posting this.

The Upton cave is such a place. A stone's throw from my grandpa's lifelong homestead.

This video is great evidence the stone walls in New England were not built by Western settlers for holding in live stock. That is the only story people know and readily accept it as fact and fail to look more into it. Over 250,000 miles of stone walls in New England alone. Not to mention the Megalithic boulders interlinking with these stone walls.

@dryheat85255

7 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you are referring to as "evidence". In my opinion most stone walls were built by yankee farmers. It is possible that some of the cairns, manitou stones, niches, etc. were constructed by Native Americans but probably not the stone walls or chambers. Just an opinion but the reality is that no one really knows for sure.

@ajgrab31

7 жыл бұрын

wit engineer and 800+ megalithic stone chambers identical to Europe sites,with ogham and phonician scripts found...these are mostly all ancient European explorers fingerprints...some cairns,mounds,many wonderful sites were built by native cultures(like cahokia,poverty point,etc) so im in no way taking away from natives accomplishment,just stating my opinions after yrs of researching these...

@ajgrab31

7 жыл бұрын

these chambers incorporated corbelling which was something found in Ireland,scotland,portugal,90% found in Europe...

@ajgrab31

7 жыл бұрын

these chambers incorporated corbelling which was something found in Ireland,scotland,portugal,90% found in Europe...

@ajgrab31

7 жыл бұрын

dryheat85255 i know for sure,NOT built by farmers,but are ancient...all astronomically aligned to diff solar lunar events,all on magnetic anomolies,some with multi ton lentils?to keep crops fresh theyd move 10+ ton stones?look into it your wrong...theres actually estimated 250000 miles of stone walls in secluded wooded areas,zigzags,grids,etc...Putnam county ny check that place out on google earth,see miles of walls EVERYWHERE thats wooded,with 158+ chambers in that county alone...google earth 188 oscawana lake rd go into street view and a twin chamber of massive stone will instantly change your mind of this,if u in fact have the brains to do so...hopefully u do,bc we have ancient sites throughout new England which need to b known and protected...

As a construction super on a project in Greenwich Connecticut in the late nineties, I was driving from lower Manhattan to Greenwich and back every day for months when it was easy to see deep into the woods. I have photos. If you get a chance to take a drive on Round Hill Road in the winter, you won’t be disappointed. Many structures and rows similar to those found in the book, Manitou by Mavor and Dix.

I spend a fair amount of time in the Foxboro State forest. There are many U or V shapes structures (prayer seats) as well as large aligned boulders, effigies, and at least one dolmen. It would be good to have another video addressing those structures as well. Thank you, this video was well done and helpful.

I came across these in Maryland, USA near the train track uncovered burials of large people when being built. They were known as the Susquehannocks, but the cairns I believe are from an earlier time.

Great video! Thanks for putting this together and posting it here. It deserves far more attention than it has presently received.

it is so interesting, with how similar the Native American Shaman ways are to the Irish Celtic Shaman ways, and they did not interact with each other. The three levels of the spirt world

@briandoczahm

3 жыл бұрын

They may have had contact. Check out The Brendan Voyage, by Tim Severin, who recreates the story of an Irish Monk who came to New World in the 9th century. He actually builds a leather Curragh and takes it across the Atlantic to demonstrate the legend could be valid. Boland writes about supposed Irish monks settling in NE, in a great book of his, They All Came Before Columbus. Both are worth seeking out. There are some linguistic connections also. Some have speculated that Mystery Hill in New Hampshire, and Gungywump, in Connecticut are old Celtic settlements, or monks' retreats. Those may be of interest also to you.

@baker64177

3 жыл бұрын

They did have contact. But many of those sites are not Native American. Think about it folks. You believe Native Americans dry stacked stone structures for worship? But yet lived in mud huts? You need to focus on Phoenicians , Celts, Egyptian, Roman and Scandinavian peoples that came to America for thousands of years. Those sites are for Baal worship.

@bellakaldera3305

Жыл бұрын

How do you know they didn't?

Excellent Video. I'm curious as to where the narrator of the video got the idea that native Americans actually built these structures for the purposes described actually came from. I was under the impression there was little to no evidence from native American oral traditions that they actually built stone structures like these. I am highly interested in the subject.

@StoneStructures

6 жыл бұрын

The tribes have been reluctant to share what oral history they do have with non-Indian people. The identification of these structures as of Native American origins is based (1) colonial records mentioning the Indians building the cairns (2) archaeological investigations and reports (3) field trips with Tribal Historic Preservation Officers. On our website www.stonestructures.org the "about us" page lists various books and articles we have written on the subject. Many of articles are available in PDF. I also recommend James Mavor & Byron Dix's book "Manitou" as and excellent resource. The real challenge, one we are putting a lot of research time into, is finding ways to separate the agricultural & farm stone structures from the Native American structures. We are finding there are a lot of myths about what our colonial ancestors did (and did not do) on their farms.

@williambrandondavis6897

3 жыл бұрын

I have evidence that natives built ancient stone walls in kansas city as a result of mining for stones to make tools out of. The natives dug into hillsides looking for valuable stone like flint and chert. The walls are all the stones the natives couldn't use for tools and had to be moved out of the way to get the good stuff they wanted. Stacking the stones served to keep the garbage out of the way and sometimes was used to control erosion at the site and provide flat working areas on hills and mountains.

@baker64177

3 жыл бұрын

They wont share information with "non native" people because they can not. It does not belong to them and they know it. Now we do have Phoenician, Celtic, Roman, Egyptian, Scandinavian evidence. The copper mines alone in the Great Lakes mined during the Bronze Age speak volumes.

@raymondtonns2521

2 жыл бұрын

jbro these are not american indian structures. they were built by Bronze Age celts or Vikings see Dr. Barry Fell "Bronze Age America" not new

@Creekstain

Жыл бұрын

@@raymondtonns2521 im going to look right now! Thank you !

Wow this is so fascinating.I found what I think is a native enclosure in south eastern Ontario Canada in the woods.

Children should be learning about this in school especially those of us from New England

@clarkmessec7580

5 ай бұрын

They're to busy learn about socialism and boys who want to be girls.

Thanks for this. The standing stones and stone chambers in NE are very similar to those I saw in Ireland. I would bet this goes to the concept of Zeitgeist - two cultures coming up with the same ideas simultaneously, each experiencing and reacting to the times. The Irish structures date to 2500 BC. In Irish lore, supernatural beings lived below ground and these structures were a way for them to access our realm of existence. I saw something recently in my travels through CT that I need to go back and check out. A standing stone with stones stacked on top of it, trailing to the ground. Will share when I find it again. I find this all fascinating and very exciting. That so many can dismiss these structures in the comments below is kind of baffling.

@bellakaldera3305

Жыл бұрын

Gungiwump in Connecticut is a similar site I hope to someday visit.

Fascinating. Thank you.

What an interesting video, thanks.

I have found some standing stones that follow along the headwaters of a river in West Virginia I think...I started googling to see if this was ever s thing! Will post video later

@ajgrab31

7 жыл бұрын

Bree Emerson id like to ask you,any strange "scratches"which were on stones?it may look like scratches,but it may be an ancient language called ogham...contact me ajgrab31@gmail.com i can help maybe regarding what youve found...

@breeemerson621

7 жыл бұрын

Aj Grabinsky will be going back up there soon i will get a closer peek

@breeemerson621

7 жыл бұрын

Aj Grabinsky

I have many in my area,and on my property. In southern ohio I was told it was from early settlers clearing for cattle and horses...nice to know

@AutisticVaxtard

6 ай бұрын

It was I find many rock piles with metal 'pork chops' when I go metal detecting. There was huge sheep industry in New England way back. People think it's Indian stuff, but it's not

Very nice!

The rising of Pleiades (Anisquttaog) and April 29-May 1 are important alignments, plus Aug 11-13, for eastern Algonquians, like Nipmuck and Lenape. Aug. 11-13 i when the Perseid showers enter Pleiades and also go off to the SW. There is more specific activity of spirits, particular spirits, with particular functions and properties. there are sky, our world and underworld manitoiwuk. Each is found in a certain sort of space and each interacts with us in unique ways.

I believe I have one in my back yard. I even found numerous bones but everyone is dismissive and uninterested. I asked my dog's vet if she could look at them and affirm they are animal bones and she even said no.

@rebeccamartin2399

Жыл бұрын

Maybe a local college would be interested, or the college nearest you. Goodluck with that journey.😊👍

@clarkmessec7580

5 ай бұрын

Where's Chief Halftown when you need him. Ohna tribal members.

Great video , a version of Putnam upstate NY should be made !

I have an amazing group of 15 ground cairns and a gorgeous 50 yard long, 4 foot high cairn retaining wall on my land in West Virginia. Nearby are small stacked stones resembling a pyramid on a support rock. This video made me realize these are deeply spiritual. I originally thought they were for burial purposes. But, seeing the majestic mountains all around and the location of these cairns on a bench area of a mountain makes me understand why they chose that location. Now, I will protect it....

I've found some cairn fields and stone chambers here in the central Massachusetts Quabbin area.

I have found a cairn that lies untouched..it is surrounded by a 30' stone circle. Why is this different than what you have shown here?

@derekgunn1914

Жыл бұрын

Tell us more about your find, please... What State. Any photographs?

very interesting! i hope you are aware of the fact that such structures - especially dolmens, cairns and standing stones - are found in almost all parts of the world, including europe from where i am writing ... .

There are a ton of rock piles on tackette creek in Claiborne county TN I mean a ton maybe thousands and I've never knew what they was till now

Ancient Nordic stoners.

I note that many images from Mystery Hill in Salem NH are used without attribution. If sites such as Mystery Hill are Algonquin in origin, how do you explain the examples of Ogham and Punic script found on the site and displayed in the attached museum? It's all fake? I think many different peoples came over the mountains and from across the sea, and some left traces of their stay. Of course the varied Amerind population was here, but neither the Atlantic or the Pacific were insurmountable barriers. If a woman can row across in a rowboat and Thor Heyerdahl could cross in a ship of reeds, then Brendan and Prince Madock as well as Sinclair could have made it too. One possibility doesn't exclude another. Yes these places are sacred, indeed, but for more than just your people, they are sacred to others as well.

Pena que esse tema é tão pouco conhecido gostaria de um vídeo em #ptbr

I'd be curious to see some actual scholarly citations, as to the attribution of so-called Native American practices(why didn't they continue elsewhere?) and not possible Irish monks who may have landed here. We know these practices were common in Celtic Britain, but find very little of such practices in the Americas.

I am a Native American Abenaki here in Maine. My question is every time a video opens up about Native Americans first thing you here Is a flute playing. Always a flute what’s with that?

The Narragansett tribe I’m from as many of these walls all over the land many of the tribal members are into stone masonry

what I found is nothing compared to any of these pictures, the rocks r almost perfectly round in a pyramid form,

Some of these were probably just literal piles of rocks, others look more purposeful and ceremonial. I've spotted some similar stone things in NC. I only spotted them because they didn't look natural. At the time I didn't think too much about them, maybe they were just stones put there by farmers or something. But thinking back, I somehow doubt farmers would be neatly arranging stones on the side of a hill, especially the larger ones. A farmer clearing stones from a field would toss them in a low spot or somewhere out of the way. Whatever is easiest.

Spirtual mumbo jumbo. Natives were survivalist. As spiritual as some of them may have been spirituality always took a back seat to surviving. They didn't do anything that wasted energy or resources because they would die if they did. It wasnt an easy life. They didn't do anything that did not NEED to be done. Alot of native rock piles where likely made when the natives were mining stone for making tools. They would dig into hillsides looking for valuable stone like chert, flint, obsidian, hemitite, gold, silver, and copper. They would need to do something with all the stones that were not what they were looking for so they would stack them up making walls and sometimes level them with dirt to form flat working ledges on the face of a steep hill.

@deanmclellanwww.deanmclell4547

3 жыл бұрын

another interesting build they used to do is the dry stone fox traps that would collapse on the intruder

@jq7323

2 жыл бұрын

They'd do all of that work for flint? I live in an area that has none of the above except for flint. I'm very curious.

@clarkmessec7580

5 ай бұрын

Maybe they just threw them at each other but how would know?

lots of them are destroyed totems ..ggod eye much love

All these structures are Older then 1300 years. They were left by the Clovis Culture (Europeans) before the Younger dryas. The impacts and ice melt wiped out the Clovis culture along with the megafauna. The natives of the Clovis Culture were the mound builders!

Not true, big rocks in field were a place to put smaller rock instead of halling them to the stone walls

We have 5 acres of swamp land in Cato NY. We have several of these stone mounds, I thinks some are burial sites or graves. Native Americans must have built some of the 240,000 miles New England stone walls before 1600.see Stone Walls of New England(1) - Debunking Mainstream History pt.1 @ Life wasn't too good in the North watch Colonial Children (1650-1700) - 17th Century New England @ During colonial times in New England many poor people were living in dug out holes in the ground or hill. Maybe they did not have an axe to make a cabin or the hole in the ground was their future homes foundation. One of my great grandfathers Daniel Hudson had purchased farm land for only forty pounds in Massachusetts and I am sure there were not buildings there but an odd thing I read about were the stone walls of New England, were they built by Native Americans or early settlers from Europe no one knows, As a Real Estate agent I am a bit confused why people would buy kidnapped people in hostage from Africa as opposed to buying a piece of land, it makes no economic sense. Many of the early presidents of the United States who kept kidnapped African hostages as forced labor were in debt so doing that was not profitable for them

Wow, all these folks that know so much. Don’t go asking any native historians. Dough Harris is a great source from the Nipmuc tribe. I have been told some historysay we built the walls, others say they were built by a race of people that were here before us. Speculation. Will we ever know? Carbon dates go back thousands of years. Oldest stone wall dated is on the Kennebec river.

Please site your sources for this information. I am a researcher as well and have done extensive research on this subject and in all the research papers I've read, university level research papers and those research papers in the Library of Congress, and I have never found any claims by the Native Americans that they built these structures. Only in recent times have supposed academics concluded these things. I'm sorry but my own research does not support your claims. I think this is a complete modern day fabrication based on purely emotional responses by laymen and deluded academics. Sorry, nice photos but I have to give a thumbs down.

@theemeraldfox7779

5 жыл бұрын

I concur with your assessment. Native Americans did not build these structures

@kccovault2932

5 жыл бұрын

I've read compelling evidence they were built by celts that sailed here in antiquity. Many bore inscriptions in Ogam, and the construction is the same as found throughout British Isles and Northern Europe. BTW The Michimillmac natives had system of writing, many symbols/words for are same as ogam, but some egyptian too. I belive the writing system was called mIcmac, a French jesuit claimed to invent, only to be soon proven as a falsehood. It was a writing system they had and used before the coming of the colonizers. It has been proven the Vikings made many visits here and had villages for a short time in Nova Scotia. Native lore has it they came inland as far as Mn, and some interesting Viking related material has been found from New England to Mn. The mounds of Cahokia, as other mounds have held some too. Tho those artifacts have been obscured/destroyed by institutions or hoarded by collectors. They are rare verified instances. I'd really like to hear your thoughts!

@travisa8176

4 жыл бұрын

I would be interested if someone can point me in the direction for these alternate theories. Recently discovered a handful of pretty large cairns and stone piles all in one area on our property.

@budcat7

4 жыл бұрын

@@travisa8176 Come look at my videos Travis or send me the pics of the areas you are talking about and I'll try to assess what in fact they might be. I like the Gages myself but I think they buy into the mainstream academic perception of this subject. The scant few accounts of Native peoples building with stone are often third party assessments told some time after the fact. Knowing the sheer volume of stonework, enough to build the pyramids 100 times over, and only a handful of accounts of construction by settlers or Native people? Really? It begs credulity. Check out my theories, I've done the field research and my explanations are more rational than most others.

@travisa8176

4 жыл бұрын

Stone Wall Research - excellent, thank you very much. Ill try and get good photos this weekend for you to see, no cell service up where Im headed.

Awkng

And who told you this? Most native americans don't even know much about their history but you do.

@shawnnordlund3327

3 жыл бұрын

Those who choose to listen to tribal elders do know the history of our people. So, who are you to speak for us?

@ericschmuecker348

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt! You've got the best comment here! I knew the video was mumbo jumbo when I heard the intro "native American drums"

@mattchristopher3220

3 жыл бұрын

@@shawnnordlund3327 bullshit.

@jq7323

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattchristopher3220 Who made the rock formations then? Bears?

Only problem is that there's virtually no evidence that it was Indians

Most all of what you're calling stone "cairns" are where farmers cleared fields and the rocks were placed in a pile out of the way from the plow rows. Nice piles to gather up and use for the gardens though. 400 years of dirt and leaves would bury/submerge most of what would be actual cairns. And so-called "standing stones" make nice steps. Cool stories though. LOL

Real academic archeology is so much more interesting.I feel dumber just watching this. Look up real research on the topic and you’ll find very different information. With proof. Like photos and words.

Sorry not Native American.