Poverty Point Earthworks: Evolutionary Milestones of the Americas
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Location: Louisiana       Length: 22 min.        56k  300k      56k  300k
A discovery in northeastern Louisiana opened a new window on ancient America and eventually led scientists to uncover new evidence of a highly developed ancient American culture in the lower Mississippi delta between 1730 and 1350 B.C. At the heart of the site is one of the largest native constructions in eastern North America, earthworks that are the oldest of their size in the Western Hemisphere. This video tells the story of the ancient American hunter-gatherers who lived in a sophisticated community we now call Poverty Point.