Poverty Point: Centre of Ancient America
The Ancients
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Mount Hay Was the Largest Constructed Maloned on the Continent at 3,500 Years Ago
All the dirt that we've found used on site comes from the site itself. It's very distinctive soil called silt loam or less that was deposited here 14,000 years ago. The crazy bit is that looking at Mount Hay, its size and construction, you would think it would take, you know, decades to build or 100 years if there was a couple hundred people living here year round.
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