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The book "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Mounds & Earthworks" by Gregory L. Little states that "the mound and embankments are believed to have been built around 1800 B.C. However, recent research now points to part of the huge mound possibly being erected as early as 3800 B.C. An associated mound known as the Lower Jackson Mound, located about 1.6 miles to the south, has also been dated to about 3800 B.C.—making it the oldest known mound in America." —Preceding
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89.204.137.98 (
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12:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Certainly not. Jackson Mound is not connected to Poverty Point in any way, just happens to be in the vicinity. There are very reliable dates for some of the Poverty Point mounds and the rings, all of them are in the 1650–1150 BCE range. The numbers are based on: Tristam R. Kidder, Anthony L. Ortmann, Lee J. Arco: Poverty Point and the Archaeology of Singularity. In: SAA Archaeological Record, Volume 8, Issue 5 (November 2008), page 10, and: Jon Gibson: The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point. University of Florida Press, Gainsville et al, 2000,
ISBN0-8130-1833-1 And what kind of a book is your source? There is no record for an "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Mounds & Earthworks" at the Library of Congress. The author seems to be connected with UFO and psychic nonsense. Please do not trust a book like that. --
h-stt!?07:35, 6 July 2010 (UTC)reply
Caption of the drawing: If it is meant "Before Christ" (BC) the figures should be put in reverse order (1800 - 1350 BC). --
charlandes15:19, 9 July 2007 (UTC)reply
How tall is what? The height of the mounds is given in the article, the rings are estimated to have been around 6 feet tall at the time of building, today they are about 3 feet. Source: Jon Gibson: The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point. University of Florida Press, Gainsville et al, 2000,
ISBN0-8130-1833-1 Does that answer your questions? --
h-stt!?07:17, 19 May 2009 (UTC)reply
No heights are given for Mounds A-E. On the other hand, "the Motley Mound rises 51 ft (16 m). The conical mound is circular and reaches a height of 24.5 ft (7.5 m)." Is this mound 51 ft or 24.5 ft high?
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20:11, 31 January 2013 (UTC)reply
I am in the process of doing a major update based on the most current research from the site as well as a reorganization for flow and to avoid redundancy.
I have completed a major update of content for accuracy, added current references, copyedit for grammar, style, and clarity. In the next few days I will clean up reference styles.
Robertnola (
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02:38, 9 February 2019 (UTC)reply
Hi there sorry I am new to Wikipedia I was wondering has there been any research into the relationship between the positioning of the mounds and the solstice positions and relation to the stars ect.
Wolly1000 (
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11:02, 18 February 2023 (UTC)reply
[1] - a 1999 revisit of astronomical alignment claims.Poverty Point as Structure, Event, Process
[2] a link to download Poverty Point as Structure, Event, Process December 2005 Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 12(4):335-364 DOI:10.1007/s10816-005-8460-4 by Kenneth E. Sassaman
[3]PLACING THE POVERTY POINT MOUNDS IN THEIR TEMPORAL CONTEXT Anthony L. Ortmann American Antiquity - I can provide a copy of this.
Doug Wellertalk 13:41, 2 November 2019 (UTC) Also
[4][5][6][7] apologies if any of these are duplicates.
Doug Wellertalk13:22, 6 November 2019 (UTC)reply
Graham Hancock references
The site is shown in the netflix documentary. This should probably be referenced as the site is shown in detail and even if the theories proposed are contentious it could be noted under media or popular culture perhaps?
2001:818:DB48:A700:D0DF:DD5C:11E9:22B1 (
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20:28, 20 August 2023 (UTC)reply
Because they were not farmers. The people who built Poverty Point were
hunter-gatherers. A number of peoples around the world have formed complex societies and raised large monuments without being farmers.
Donald Albury00:43, 22 May 2024 (UTC)reply