Poverty Point: Centre of Ancient America
The Ancients
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The Importance of Costly Signaling in Mount Day
The act of making this mound may well have been just as, if not more important than whatever the final purpose of this mound was. And another big thing to keep in mind is costly signaling. A mound is a flashy way of showing your culture, your power and your wealth. Do you think you'd understand the power and wealth of the community and the culture? Don't you want to be a part of it? Don'tYou respect it? These are the things that we can say.
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