Poverty Point Culture Builds Earthworks
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Architecture, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Barbarians, Nomads, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Louisiana
- Date: c. 1800-c. 700
Article abstract: The prehistoric, hunter-gatherer Poverty Point culture created the largest and some of the oldest earthworks found in North America, with trade routes extending from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
Summary of Event
Archaeologists’ findings since the 1950’s indicate that the Poverty Point culture was an evolutionary milestone in the American hemisphere. This Native American culture was once thought to be an agricultural society that began about 1730 b.c.e. and became extinct in 1350 b.c.e. Carbon dating of artifacts and other...
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