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The Poverty Point Civilization was an ancient group of American Indians who inhabited the area of the lower Mississippi River in what is today the US State of Louisiana . The civilization thrived from c. 1700 BCE - 700 BCE and was responsible for the constuction of massive Earthworks near modern day Epps, Louisiana . The earthen structures were built and enlarged for centuries, with the site reaching its final form at about 1000 BCE . Excavation work at the site seems to indicate that approximately 2,000 people inhabited the site and 3 million hours of labor would have been required to construct the earth mounds. Archeological excavation has revealed a wealth of artifacts, including animal effigy figures, fragments of soapstone bowls, and enigmatic clay objects with incised designs. Notably absent are any objects that could be identified as ceramic potsherds. The culture is sometimes seen as one of the first to build a "city" in North America . Due to the limited information and lack of many other Archaeological Site s, much of this civilizations history remains a mystery. -- 00:37, 28 April 2006 (UTC) |
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