Poverty Point
Maximilian Dörrbecker (Chumwa) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Geoglyph / Earthwork

Poverty Point

United States
Era
c. 1700–1100 BCE
Coordinates
32.6358°, -91.4053°
Category
Geoglyph / Earthwork

Concentric earthen ridges in Louisiana built by hunter-gatherers. Among the largest earthworks ever made by a non-agricultural society.

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