poverty point 1700 b.c. to 1100 b.c learn about louisiana’s past through archaeology

Poverty Point1700 B.C. to 1100 B.C

Learn about Louisiana’s Past through Archaeology

Poverty Point

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Poverty Point at 1200 B.C.

Poverty Point people, landscape features and artifacts

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Timeline of Events 2000 to 800 B.C.

Tutankhamunrules Egypt1324 B.C.

Poverty Point 1700-1100 B.C.

Stonehengelast phase2000 B.C.

Shang Dynastybegins in China

1760 B.C.

2000 B.C. 1800 B.C. 1600 B.C. 1400 B.C. 1200 B.C. 1000 B.C.

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First OlympicGames 776 B.C.

Corn inMexico

1200 B.C.

Poverty Point hunter-gatherers

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Hunting wild game with atlatl

Fishing with cast net and weights

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Poverty Point earth mounds and ceremonies

Building earth mounds

People and ceremonies

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Modern Road

Mound A, Poverty Point

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Mound B, Poverty Point

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Mound C, Poverty Point

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Mound E, Poverty Point

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C-shaped earth ridges, Poverty Point

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C-shaped earth ridges, Poverty Point

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Plaza, Poverty Point

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Area where postholeswere found

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One of the circles in plaza at Poverty Point

Area where postholeswere found

Trade and Travel

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Stone and ore from Poverty Point Artifact photographs ©Jenny Ellerbe

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“Local” CitronelleGravel

Mill CreekChert

Tallahata Quartizite

Catahoula Sandstone

Galena

Gray NorthernFlint

Steatite

Pickwick Chert

Hematite

Atlatl Weight

Hunting Technology

Photograph by Diana Greenlee

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Photograph ©Jenny Ellerbe

Groundstone gorgets

Poverty Point

Photograph ©Jenny Ellerbe

Groundstone plummets

Poverty Point

Photograph ©Jenny Ellerbe

Groundstone celts

Poverty Point

Photograph ©Jenny Ellerbe

Red jasper owl pendants

Poverty Point

Photograph ©Jenny Ellerbe

Red jasper beads

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Photograph ©Jenny Ellerbe

Stone bowl

Photograph ©Jenny Ellerbe

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Stone microliths

Photograph ©Jenny Ellerbe

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microdrills

microblades

Poverty Point Objects (PPOs)

Photographs ©Jenny Ellerbe

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Clay figures

Photograph ©Jenny Ellerbe

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What we learned from Poverty Point

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Poverty Point named a World Heritage Site

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Poverty Point1700 B.C. to 1100 B.C

This presentation is one in a series of modules about Louisiana archaeology. Each module has a PowerPoint presentation and associated student activities. The series is called “Learn about Louisiana’s Past through

Archaeology.”

This presentation is intended for educational use. Please use image credits where provided.

Please visit the Division of Archaeology website for additional teaching materials and educational resources at: http://www.crt.la.gov/archaeology/ (select Discover Archaeology).

Presented by:Louisiana Division of Archaeology

Office of Cultural DevelopmentDepartment of Culture, Recreation and Tourism

Office of the Lieutenant GovernorBaton Rouge, Louisiana

This project was made possible through the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of implementing the Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for Hurricane Katrina recovery.

© Louisiana Division of Archaeology 2015