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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 unsigned comment added by 89.204.137.98 ( talk) 12:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
The name derives from the Poverty Point plantation, which included the site's land in modern times. See An Overview of Poverty Point from the Louisiana state government. WAvegetarian (talk) (email) (contribs) 21:09, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
I have everything I need except... How tall is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irock67 ( talk • contribs) 22:56, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
added additional ref on PP construction dates. RobertMem ( talk) 17:53, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
added additional ref on PP construction dates. Robertmem — Preceding unsigned comment added by RobertMem ( talk • contribs) 15:30, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
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.
Please let me know if you see any problems with my rewrite. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertnola ( talk • contribs) 14:30, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
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 ( talk) 02:38, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
[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 Weller talk 13:41, 2 November 2019 (UTC) Also [4] [5] [6] [7] apologies if any of these are duplicates. Doug Weller talk 13:22, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
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 ( talk) 20:28, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
Why is there no mention of it possibly being used for agriculture? 174.77.208.227 ( talk) 00:07, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
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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 unsigned comment added by 89.204.137.98 ( talk) 12:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
The name derives from the Poverty Point plantation, which included the site's land in modern times. See An Overview of Poverty Point from the Louisiana state government. WAvegetarian (talk) (email) (contribs) 21:09, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
I have everything I need except... How tall is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irock67 ( talk • contribs) 22:56, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
added additional ref on PP construction dates. RobertMem ( talk) 17:53, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
added additional ref on PP construction dates. Robertmem — Preceding unsigned comment added by RobertMem ( talk • contribs) 15:30, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
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.
Please let me know if you see any problems with my rewrite. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertnola ( talk • contribs) 14:30, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
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 ( talk) 02:38, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
[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 Weller talk 13:41, 2 November 2019 (UTC) Also [4] [5] [6] [7] apologies if any of these are duplicates. Doug Weller talk 13:22, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
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 ( talk) 20:28, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
Why is there no mention of it possibly being used for agriculture? 174.77.208.227 ( talk) 00:07, 22 May 2024 (UTC)