Poverty Point

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:archaeological_site
National Historic Landmark
prehistoric earthwork
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:area 402 hectares
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Late_Archaic_period
long-distance trade
hunter-gatherer society
gptkbp:bufferZone 4,963 hectares
gptkbp:built circa 1700–1100 BCE
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Poverty_Point_culture
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:James_A._Ford
1950s
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Louisiana_Office_of_State_Parks
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poverty Point
gptkbp:latitude 32.6361
gptkbp:location gptkb:West_Carroll_Parish,_Louisiana
gptkbp:longitude -91.4031
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Epps,_Louisiana
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Mound_B
gptkb:Mound_C
gptkb:Mound_D
gptkb:Mound_E
gptkb:Mound_A
concentric ridges
large central plaza
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000291
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Poverty_Point_State_Historic_Site
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:significance earthworks
mounds
prehistoric trade
largest and most complex Late Archaic earthwork site in North America
gptkbp:traded_materials gptkb:fruit
gptkb:stone
copper
quartz
soapstone
galena
hematite
jasper
marine shells
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2014
1435
gptkbp:website https://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/poverty-point-state-historic-site/index
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4