Exploring Three Stone Workings in Massachusetts

A Stone Circle and Two Stone Chambers in Words and Pictures

The entrance to the “Beehive” or Domed Chamber in Upton, Massachusetts. Photo by Mike Luoma.

There are mysterious stone works throughout the New England landscape, whether of Colonial, Native American, or other provenance. Learning of the location of a couple of these in Massachusetts, I took advantage of a recent visit home to see my mom for the holidays to do some “exploring”.

Stone Wall opposite the Upton Chamber, Upton, Massachusetts. Photo by Mike Luoma.

I believe in keeping my mind open to possibilities, and love history and prehistory. Archaeology and anthropology fascinate me, from the mainstream to what the mainstream call fringe & pseudo. Respectfully, I disagree with those terms. I have no problem asking “What If?” In the past, mainstream archaeology has been dogmatically off the mark itself — see “Clovis First” for one recent example.

Keeping my mind open means I don’t blindly accept anyone’s certitude. I want to hear from a few different points of view, and make my own evaluation from there. Better still to see things for myself.