Rare Indian artifacts found on Lisbon property

GL · Jul 12, 2009

Lisbon, Conn. —

Some young men were walking along a wooded bike path near the Quinebaug River when they found a black spearhead laying in the soil.

It looked like part of an American Indian weapon. So they asked Richard Rogers, who owns the land, if they could dig for more.

In two weekends, they found 80 spearheads in an area about the size of a small bedroom.

Rogers decided to see for himself. He and his son, now 22, walked through the woods, and brought a bucket of water to clean their discoveries. Near a stump by the river, Rogers picked up an oval stone a little larger than a silver dollar.

Something was carved in it, and he handed it to his son.

“He cleaned it up and said, ‘This is a face, Dad.’”

The stone was a rare pendant. They had stumbled upon an ancient American Indian encampment and part of a burial ground dated more than 3,000 years ago.

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Th3rty7 · Jul 12, 2009

cool, thanks for the link, 80 spearheads in the size of a bedroom. Heck of a cache. I found the wall paragraph most interesting, I've seen some of these remnants of fishing weirs in my area.