tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post7420396082849234840..comments2023-09-26T12:18:39.374+03:00Comments on Boreal Expat: Moon-eyed FinnsKent Tankersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848650819768345044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-64203634897883092152011-12-02T10:00:57.652+02:002011-12-02T10:00:57.652+02:00I saw a paper by an archaeologist who completely d...I saw a paper by an archaeologist who completely discredited the idea of the Spaniards having anything to do with the "fort", so I think you're right -- home-grown origin for the fort.Kent Tankersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848650819768345044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-15928019602520145412011-12-01T03:20:35.707+02:002011-12-01T03:20:35.707+02:00I recall Fort Mountain. I figure the Cherokee--or ...I recall Fort Mountain. I figure the Cherokee--or maybe a preceding Nation--built the wall. Maybe not as a fort but for some other reason--religious, social. Who knows? I rather doubt that the Spaniards, just passing through, would have taken the time to construct fortifications as labor-intensive as those. If they were to have built a fort, it would likely have been constructed of logs and earth. Just the trouble of moving all of that rock for a brief stay would not have been very smart; likely not even possible in the time-frame they spent there.<br /><br />Did not know that Finns could see in the dark. Your compatriots are X-Men.James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.com