Description: Full of up-to-date information, graphs, pictures and tables, it is everything you have ever wanted to know about Poverty Point and then some. The aerial cover shot is by Susan Guice from Biloxi, MS.Poverty Point, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, consists of mounds that were built by ancient peoples living in the area before the Egyptian pyramids were built.Poverty Point is the rare remnant of an exceptional culture which built massive earthworks consisting of five mounds, six rows of semi-elliptical concentric ridges, a 43 acre constructed plaza. Dated between 1700 and 1100 B.C., this site of more than 400 acres is unique among archaeological sites on this continent. site is managed by Louisiana State Parks as a State Historic Site, AND holds the distinctions of being a National Historic Landmark, a National Monument, a Smithsonian Affiliate, and a World Heritage Site.
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Publication Year: 2013
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point
Author: LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE PARKS
Topic: Books
Number of Pages: 234
