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Sure...but you're still just guessing.
A whole bunch of archaeology is theoretical, and a whole bunch is speculative.
I don't mind calling something crap if it is patently absurd, but if it is well possible, even though it is not the best fit...I'm not about to go out on too much of a limb and say "No Way"
Lot of people just got themselves an education regarding the peopling of the Americas...one they didn't expect. Know what I'm saying?
Archeologists and historians for the most part agree that Governor Benedict Arnold—grandfather of the Revolutionary War traitor—had the Newport Tower constructed in the mid 17th century. As evidence, they point to a passage in governor Arnold's will in which he refers to the tower as "my stone-built windmill."
Originally posted by Hanslune
reply to post by JohnnyCanuck
Lot of people just got themselves an education regarding the peopling of the Americas...one they didn't expect. Know what I'm saying?
Hans: ??
The tendency to measure prehistoric astronomy -- along with mensuration and geometry -- against the yardstick of modern science has, it seems, finally been laid to rest . However, there is no doubt that architectural alignments with celestial bodies and events are potentially of considerable importance within broader investigations of ways in which of the location and form of monuments served to express meaningful cosmological relationships, and the ways in which such relationships were exploited
Originally posted by rockhndr...has anyone checked into the Knights Templar theory on this tower?
Originally posted by russi
maize?
In anyway, its well-known who built the chapel, when etc.,
A recent investigation of the rock by David K. Schafer, concluded that except for the "sword handle", which is definitely a punch carving, the entire feature consists of naturally-formed scratches caused by glaciation. The local town historian of Westford has stated that there is evidence that the T-shaped inscription was made in the late 19th century.
Furthermore, historians believe that the area around the rock has undergone erosion since the clearing of trees in the 18th century, and that during the time of the alleged voyage by Sinclair, the rock was probably in a hardwood forest covered by 3 or 4 ft (1 or 1.3 m) of earth. Moreover, the area of Westford is inland and not easily accessible by water, making it highly improbable that any nautical voyage would venture there. It may be worth noting that the carving sits alongside a current road which lies on what would have been a natural path used to descend the hill through the woods. Had the expedition been made, and had the expedition decided to pass through this specific area, this was a likely route for the group to follow. However, there is no evidence that Sinclair or Gunn ever actually traveled to the Americas.