It had been previously thought that the Poverty Point earthworks in northeastern Louisiana were inhabited some 3,500 years ...

New archaeological research challenges long-held assumptions about why ancient hunter-gatherers built the monumental earthworks at Poverty Point in Louisiana some 3,500 years ago. Rather than serving ...

When it comes to experts on the ancient cultures that once inhabited Louisiana, Diana Greenlee vies for the top of the list. She is the University of Monroe's station archaeologist at the Poverty ...

Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherers began building massive earthwork mounds along the Mississippi River at Poverty Point, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northeast Louisiana. "Conservatively, they ...

Aerial view of Mound A at the Poverty Point site. Credit: Jennifer R. Trotter / Wikimedia Commons About 3,500 years ago, in a bend of the Mississippi River in what is now northeastern Louisiana, ...

New discoveries by a ULM researcher at Poverty Point World Heritage Site are helping bring a deeper understanding about "the first truly monumental earthen site north of Mexico." Poverty Point, one of ...

Analysis on four Poverty Point objects found that three were made from the same soil as is found about 18 feet below the surface of Poverty Point, Hormes said. The fourth object had a different ...

WASHINGTON —Louisiana’s Poverty Point State Historic Site and its ancient mounds in West Carroll Parish are officially vying for a spot on the World Heritage List that includes such famous sites as ...

DUTY SO THAT HE CAN RECOVER AT HOME. ALL RIGHT, SOME OF THE WORLD’S LEADING ARCHEOLOGISTS ARE IN NEW ORLEANS THIS WEEK FOR AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHEOLOGY IS HOSTING ITS ...