Governor John Bel Edwards was in West Carroll Parish to announce million dollar funding for the state's only World Heritage Site. Edwards and Rep. Francis Thompson (R-Delhi) announced a $1.8 million ...

Analysis on four Poverty Point objects found that three were made from the same soil as is found about 18 feet below the surface of Poverty Point, Hormes said. The fourth object had a different ...

Hunter-gatherers at Poverty Point may have built its massive earthworks not under the command of chiefs, but as part of a vast, temporary gathering of egalitarian communities seeking spiritual harmony ...

Although Louisiana is famous for its Mardi Gras celebrations and food destinations — like Gonzales, a city called the Jambalaya Capital of the World — the state's multi-layered cultural heritage dates ...

You've made some important discoveries at Poverty Point. How are these discoveries relevant to today's society, and what can they teach us? Archaeology is the scientific study of past peoples through ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOUISIANA (KLFY) — In Louisiana sits one the ...

Representatives from UNESCO will make site visits this summer to Poverty Point, an archeological site in northeast Louisiana where mammoth earthen mounds were erected some 3,000 years ago. Poverty ...

By some miracle of estimation, archaeologists claim that 23,000 people lived at Poverty Point in 1300 B.C. during the height of its culture, the same period that King Tutankhamun ruled Egypt. They ...

Pre Poverty Point -- Paleoindians -- Lower Jackson Mound -- The City of Poverty Point -- Mound B -- Mound E -- The slough -- The plaza and ridges -- Circles -- Mound A -- Mound C -- Mound F -- The ...

When it comes to experts on the ancient cultures that once inhabited Louisiana, Diana Greenlee vies for the top of the list. She is the University of Monroe's station archaeologist at the Poverty ...