Located at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geosciences, New England’s stone walls deserve a science of their own
The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are as iconic to the region as lobster pots, urban greens, sap buckets and fall leaves. They seem to be everywhere: a latticework of dry, lichen-covered stone ridges separating a patchwork of otherwise moist soils. In other states, stone walls can be found here and there, but only … Read more