Poverty Point
CountryUSA
Date1700 BC
Notable Feature22 m Mound A
RegionLouisiana
About Poverty Point
A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built by hunter-gatherers 3,700 years ago. The earthworks cover 363 hectares. Mound A required moving 8.4 million baskets of earth. The purpose of the concentric ridges is unknown.
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