March 27, 2011

Photos: Native American Rock Carvings

by Eesha Williams
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These photos were taken on March 27. They show rock carvings, made more than 200 years ago by Abenaki Native Americans, in Bellows Falls, Vermont. That's about 20 minutes by car or Amtrak from Brattleboro. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the carvings from the train station.

In an interview with the Valley Post, Colin Calloway authenticated the carvings. Calloway is professor of Native American history at Dartmouth College, and the author of "The Western Abenakis in Vermont," among many other books. The carvings were made deeper, and paint was added, much more recently.

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The carvings could be animal

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/29/2011 - 06:53.

The carvings could be animal (deer with antlers?) or animal spirit representations. Sherman Alexi says every Indian has antennae for picking up emotional signals. Maybe these are human antennae. See www.fallsapart.com/biography.html

Yay!

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 18:17.

Oh my god I had no clue! We are going! Thank you awesome post!

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