Search Results: Poverty Point Culture

Poverty Point is an archaeological and historic site in Louisiana, USA, dated to c. 1700-1100 BCE, enclosing one of the most significant Native American mound sites from Pre-Colonial America. It was once the location of a grand complex of...

Map of the Poverty Point archaeological site, Louisiana.

Pre-Colonial North America (also known as Pre-Columbian, Prehistoric, and Precontact) is the period between the migration of the Paleo-Indians to the region between 40,000-14,000 years ago and contact between indigenous tribes and European...

Artist's conception of the prehistoric Native American site Poverty Point in Louisiana, dated to c. 1700-c.1100 BCE. Poverty Point was considered the oldest mound site in North America until the discovery of Watson Brake in the 1980's.

Mound A (aka Bird Mound) at Poverty Point, Louisiana, USA. The mound is 72 feet (22 m) high and 705x660 feet (215x200 m) at the base. Built c. 1700-1100 BCE.

A selection of worked stone tools and weapons from Poverty Point, Louisiana, USA. Dated to c. 1700-1100 BCE.

The Native Americans of Pre-Colonial North America built thousands of mounds across the continent which served various purposes and sometimes reached heights over 100 feet. Many of the mound sites were thriving urban centers – such as Cahokia...

Civilization (from the Latin civis=citizen and civitas=city) is a term applied to any society which has developed a writing system, government, production of surplus food, division of labor, and urbanization. The term is difficult to define...

Poverty Point is an Archaic Period Native American site located in Louisiana. It is known for some of the oldest earthworks in North America. As an UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourists from all over the world visit every year.

**ORDER our new book: http://WeHaveNoIdea.com As mysterious as Stonehenge is Poverty Point, a collection of large mounds built by hunters and gatherers over three thousand years ago in Louisiana. Archaeologist T.R. Kidder asks the question...