Archeological Mysteries: Connecticut "Boat" Cairn

Science Frontiers Online ^ | Mar-April 1987 | William Corliss

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CONNECTICUT "BOAT" CAIRN

An unusual, large stone cairn is located atop Rattlesnake Hill in Connecticut's Natchang State Forest. At an elevation of 640 feet, it commands an almost 360° view. Its long axis is aligned with the Pole Star. The cairn seems to have been constructed according to some plan rather than just being a deposit of cleared stones. One's first impression is that it resembles a boat. Could it be a Norse "ship burial" such as found in Europe? It is impossible to prove such a conjecture without tearing the cairn apart.

(Whittall, James P., II; "The 'Boat" Cairn, Chaplin, Connecticut," Early Sites Research Society Bulletin, 12:39, December 1986.)

A side view ofthe Connecticut "boat" cairn.

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Strange stone objects clutter the New England countryside.....

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Impact Resonance scanner would force the issue. Fish or Cut Bait.

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