The Timeless Inuksuk: Re: Hmm!

» Satirie - Re: Hmm!

In response to message posted by jerrib:

Thanks, Jerrib! Rock piles have been used for so many purposes, including healing (the energy they release) and being used as altars. They seem to be an "all-purpose" structure, in that they are used for so many reasons.

This mentions "cairns" as "trail markers or shrines":
http://www.desertusa.com/anza_borrego/du...

This speaks of the Hohokam of Arizona:
"Extensive dry farming systems of the Hohokam are still visible today. Stone terraces, check dams, rock piles, and other types of water control features were used to grow domestic and specialized crops such as agave. An example of this is the agave fields near the Marana Platform Mound which cover an area of five miles by one mile with more than 45,000 rock piles and two dozen roasting pits."
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/urbanization/...

Thanks for subscribing. I'll be posting information as I find it.

-- posted by Satirie