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Powwow River Books is a small independent publisher specializing in research books about stone structures and rock quarrying in northeastern United States. All of our books are printed in the USA.
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Stone Structures of Northeastern United States
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A Handbook of Stone Structures in Northeastern
United States
By Mary E. Gage and James E. Gage
Trade Paperback, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" 298 pp. 242 Illustrations
Price $15.00 Click here to order the book
DESCRIPTION: This handbook is the first comprehensive field guide to both agricultural and Native American stone structures found throughout northeastern United States. These stone structures include stone cairns, chambers, standing stones, niches, enclosures, stone walls, foundations, wells, pedestal boulders, Manitou stones, and other structures. The handbook provides the means to identify, document, analyze, and interpret these structures.
America's Stonehenge: The History of a Sacred Place
Produced By James E. Gage
DVD (NTSC) 40 minutes
Price $14.95 Click here to order the DVD
DESCRIPTION: This film reconstructs the 2500 year cultural history of the America's Stonehenge archaeological site located in North Salem, NH. The complex of stone chambers, standing stones, niches, and other stone structures at the site served as an important spiritual and ritual center for a group of ancient Native American people. For the Native Americans this place was sacred. Construction of this ritual complex began over 3,000 years ago and evolved through five major periods of construction and change until its final closure with the arrival of European colonists. The Native Americans left an extraordinary archaeological record of their ritual activities and spiritual beliefs.
Author and independent researcher, Mary Gage, has meticulously researched this site for many years and has successfully reconstructed its cultural history. This film is based upon her book, "America's Stonehenge Deciphered" (2006).
America's Stonehenge Deciphered
By Mary E. Gage
Trade Paperback 6" x 9", 274 pp. 199 Illustrations
Price $15.95 Click here to order the book
DESCRIPTION: For the ancient Native Peoples, the place known to us as America's Stonehenge (Mystery Hill) was a sacred place. For 2500 years they came annually to hold ceremonies with the spirits. At first, they came on the summer solstice and then later they came for the winter solstice and spring equinox. They built ritual structures like stone chambers, cairns, drains, basins, enclosures, and standing stones as part of their ceremonial areas. As the ceremonies were altered and added to, new ceremonial structures were built to accommodate them. These structures were constructed for specific purposes, contained symbolism meaningful to their culture, and had distinct architectural styles. The result is an amazing archaeological record of the 2500 year cultural history of this sacred place ... [Read more]
The Art of Splitting Stone
Early Rock Quarrying Methods in Pre-Industrial New England 1630-1825
(Second Edition)
By Mary E. Gage & James E. Gage
Trade Paperback 8 1/2" X 11", 88 pp. 36 Illustrations
Price $10.00 Click here to purchase the book
DESCRIPTION: The Art of Splitting Stone is a detailed study of the history, tools, and methods used to split, hoist, and transport quarried stone in pre-industrial New England (1630-1825). It is an invaluable resource for historians, archaeologists, and stone masons interested in identifying, dating, or experimenting with early stone splitting and quarrying methods. The amateur researcher and avid outdoors person will find the book useful as a field guide to identifying split boulders and stone quarries abandoned in the woods... [Read more]
Stories Carved in Stone
The Story of the Dummer Family, the Merrimac Valley Gravestone Carvers, and the Newbury Carved Stones,1636-1735
By Mary E. Gage & James E. Gage
Trade Paperback 8 1/2" x 11", 190 pp. 98 Illustrations
Price $15.00 Click here to purchase book
DESCRIPTION: Stories Carved in Stone: The Story of the Dummer Family, the Merrimac Valley Gravestone Carvers, and the Newbury Carved Stones,1636-1735 focuses on a remarkable collection of early American folk art found in Byfield Parish, Newbury, Massachusetts. This collection of folk art has been the subject of scholarly research, scientific curiosity, and even local folk lore. Yet, it has for the most part remained a mystery. Who were the artists? Who commissioned the works of art? When were they done? After seven years of exhaustive research, the authors have pieced together the answers to these three questions ... [Read more]
A Guide to New England Stone Structures
Stone Cairns, Stone Walls, Standing Stones, Chambers, Foundations, Wells, Culverts, Quarries and other Structures
By Mary E. Gage & James E. Gage
Booklet 6 x 9", 36 pp. 73 Illustrations
Price $3.95 Click here to purchase booklet
NOTE: All of the materials in this booklet (with the exception of state & town boundaries, and farm roads) are covered in more depth in a Handbook of Stone Structures in Northeastern U.S.
DESCRIPTION: A Guide to New England Stone Structures is a basic field guide to identifying the many different types of stone structures found while hiking through the forest and conservation lands in New England. It covers:
Historic Structures: Foundations, Wells & Well Caps, Farm Roads, Culverts, Mill Dams, Field Clearing Piles, Walll Building Piles, Stone Walls, State & Town Boundaries.
Native American Structures: Stone Cairns, Stone Walls, Enclosures, Chambers, Pedestal Boulders, Niches, Standing Stones, Manitou Stones.
Stone Quarrying: Field Boulder Quarries, Surface Ledge Quarries, Hand Quarrying Tools, Round Hole Quarry Marks, Flat Wedge Quarry Marks, Triangular Hole Quarry Marks, Blasting Holes.
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