...Nice view an important early pre-Columbian settlement... it’s a complex of Native American ceremonial mounds... the mystery of Poverty Point dates back more than 3,400 years... little is known about who these original inhabitants were, what they called themselves, and what they believed in because they left behind no written records... hand by hand and basketful by basketful, men and women shaped nearly 2 million cubic yards of soil into stunning landscapes... the result was a massive 72-foot-tall mound, enormous concentric half-circles and related earthworks... there is also a museum where visitors can watch a short film about the history of the site and view many of the artifacts that have been found here... unfortunately people who live there know very little about this site although it is one of the most significant archaeological sites in the country... Thanks Elena!【ツ】
Located in northeastern Louisiana about 25km from the Mississippi River.
Poverty Point features a large collection of earthen mounds (“earthworks”) arranged in a geometric design stretching several miles wide and was the largest earthworks structure in the Americas in the period between 1,700 - 1,000 BC.
Archaeologists believe Poverty Point was once a ceremonial center as well as a trading hub, inhabited by hunter-gatherers who constructed the large earthworks.
The site was named after the Poverty Point plantation which occupied the same land at a much later time.
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Poverty Point was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.
Photo: Bart Everson
USA Forever stamps
Made of Hearts
(Issued 23-01-2020)
Frozen Treats
(Issued 20-06-2020)
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