Poverty Point: Centre of Ancient America
The Ancients
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Poverty Point Objects Reconsidered
Poverty Point Objects are shaped earthen ceramic balls that seem to be used for heating purposes to cook food. They come in six standard styles and there's got to be something to them using these standardized styles. We have no clue what that meaning is yet but a good suggestion is that they stand for maybe family or clan groups within this culture. It seems to be the epicenter of a you know culture that stretched out for at least 700 square miles.
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