New Thoughts on Louisiana’s Poverty Point
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, have reevaluated the history of the Poverty Point earthworks in northeastern Louisiana.
It was previously thought that the site was inhabited 3,500 years ago by a complex, hierarchical society. However, no long-term dwellings or burials have been found at the site.
“When these earthworks were being constructed, the Southeast was prone to severe weather and massive floods,” said Kidder. “We believe the inhabitants of Poverty Point built the mounds, performed rituals, and left behind valuable objects as a sacrifice and spiritual offering,”
According to Kidder, Olivia Baumgartel, and Seth Grooms, Poverty Point was likely used as a meeting place by egalitarian hunter-gatherers from the Southeast and Midwest.
Author's summary: New research reexamines Poverty Point's history.
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