That rather impressive looking double thickness wall surely represents a monumental amount of work and effort by men ,and yes even (or maybe particularly) on the part of the beasts such as oxen yoked to a loaded 'stone boat', pulling it up, down, and across the rough terrain. Such a tremendous amount of effort put forth for.....? That which I am now realizing, is and was, (perhaps even more so then!), our fairly short earthly span of time alotted, even if a person should live into their 80's or so. Can we assume then that they found the 'Zen' in endlessly lugging and stacking stones and smashing fingers, straining backs,losing buttons and shoebuckles in the mud and mire? Was the payoff really sufficient? Thanks for the ride along.
Harvard University was founded on October 28, 1636. The Colonials were much more sophisticated than we give them credit for. The evolution of New England's stone walls is well documented. People kept Diaries and records. There are tens of thousands of firsthand accounts of what life was like in colonial times. Early boundary markers were carved into trees, or marked by large stones, piles of stones, and waterways. Fences were made of wood and sometimes the roots of pulled up stumps. If you were clearing a field for agriculture, you would bring the stones found on the surface to the boundary of your property and toss them on the ground. These were called, “tossed walls.” Over decades, the stones accumulated around the wooden fences. Shortly before the Revolutionary War, folks started stacking these into walls for both aesthetic, and practical reasons. I hope this helps.
The double wall with the fill in between is just an earlier version of our modern day Levy systems. Anything to prevent flooding in your living spaces, in the absence of sandbags.
Anything Skittles is on my bucket list!
Thank you Charlie for the adventure , seeing some beautiful scenery and nice finds !
DC, finding the rainbow on a Not Thursday.
That rather impressive looking double thickness wall surely represents a monumental amount of work and effort by men ,and yes even (or maybe particularly) on the part of the beasts such as oxen yoked to a loaded 'stone boat', pulling it up, down, and across the rough terrain. Such a tremendous amount of effort put forth for.....? That which I am now realizing, is and was, (perhaps even more so then!), our fairly short earthly span of time alotted, even if a person should live into their 80's or so. Can we assume then that they found the 'Zen' in endlessly lugging and stacking stones and smashing fingers, straining backs,losing buttons and shoebuckles in the mud and mire? Was the payoff really sufficient? Thanks for the ride along.
Harvard University was founded on October 28, 1636. The Colonials were much more sophisticated than we give them credit for. The evolution of New England's stone walls is well documented. People kept Diaries and records. There are tens of thousands of firsthand accounts of what life was like in colonial times. Early boundary markers were carved into trees, or marked by large stones, piles of stones, and waterways. Fences were made of wood and sometimes the roots of pulled up stumps. If you were clearing a field for agriculture, you would bring the stones found on the surface to the boundary of your property and toss them on the ground. These were called, “tossed walls.” Over decades, the stones accumulated around the wooden fences. Shortly before the Revolutionary War, folks started stacking these into walls for both aesthetic, and practical reasons. I hope this helps.
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There's evidence that they were there way back then. Love the video😊
Thanks Charlie. Great video even when you don’t find anything except oxen shoes and skittles hats.
Have a great weekend.
Good morning Charlie 🌞
Hi Charlie, one day you will find a pot of gold under that rainbow. You never know. Best wishes to you always on this Not Thursday. ❤️🙏🇺🇸
Proper hunting Charlie 👌
Think I would try that spot a couple more times. Nice hunt!
The double wall with the fill in between is just an earlier version of our modern day Levy systems. Anything to prevent flooding in your living spaces, in the absence of sandbags.
That was a toe tap for the Jolly Green Giant's boots 😮
I always wonder where the people from way out there are buried. Did you guys ever find a small family graveyard out in the sticks?
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The oldest things iv ever found have been under huge trees that have fallen in wild storms ❤
A trip to your county Recorders Office to see who owned that property in the past would be my first research trip, do they have an archive?
Maybe a bear got him 🐻👲🏻
Did you paint that F19?
Yes, he did.
The hat was probably used as toilet paper
Yuck.
If you'd have dug another 3 inches down, you'd probably have solved a cold case file 😬🫣