Ebook: Spirits in stone: the secrets of megalithic America: decoding the ancient cultural stone landscapes of the Northeast

"A ground-breaking study of ceremonial stone landscapes in Northeast America and their relationship to other sites in the world."--Provided by publisher.;Preface: An Unknown Purpose in an Unknown Time -- Introduction: An Expression of Their Worldview -- Section I. Exploring Ceremonial Stone Landscapes and Cultural Features : Their Practical Purpose and Spiritual Connection. On the Neolithic in North America: Maritime Cultures and Mastodon Manipulation -- Mysteries in Stone: The Big Picture -- The Hammonasset Line: A Solstice Line across the Land -- Serpent of the North: The Overlook Mountain/Draco Correlation -- Cairns and Ceremonial Stone Sites in the Catskills -- Turtles, Eyes, and Compass Stones -- Frost Valley Inscriptions: More Ancient Mysteries in the Mountains -- Alignments in the Northeast: Native, Natural, or Nonsense? -- Section II. Spirits in Stone, Science in Stone. Council Rock Mountain / by Dave Gutkowski -- The Ancestral Native Americans' Sacred Landscape / by David Johnson -- Carnac: Stones for the Living--Pierre Mereaux's Classic Work / Translation and Commentary by Ros Strong -- The Mystery of Orbs and the Work of Paul C. Muir -- Mission Malta: Exploring Sound and Energy Properties of Ancient Architecture -- Section III. Spirits on the Land : Landscape Archaeology and Archaeoastronomy. Woodstock's Main Streets Act as a Giant Compass and Cosmic Calendar -- Dancing with the Devil, Dancing with the Sun: A Solstice Star Rise Alignment on the Hudson River -- Stones and Stars Symposium: A Watershed Event Hosted at Colgate University -- The Megalithic Revival: The Raising of Sophia -- Site Preservation, Protection, Conservation, and Education -- Concluding by Looking Forward.