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Jon Gibson confronts the intriguing mystery of Poverty Point, the ruins of a large prehistoric Indian settlement that was home to one of the most fascinating ancient cultures in eastern North America. The 3,500-year-old site in northeastern Louisiana is known for its large, elaborate earthworks -- a series of concentric, crescent-shaped dirt rings and bird-shaped mounds. This is the first full-scale political, economic, and organizational analysis of Poverty Point and nearby affiliated sites.Gibson, Jon L. is the author of 'Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point Place of Rings' with ISBN 9780813025513 and ISBN 0813025516.
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