EPPS, La. (AP) — A new nonprofit organization has been formed to support the scientific and educational aspects of the Poverty Point State Historic Site. Gary Stringer, president of the nonprofit and ...

Poverty Point in Louisiana is a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring ancient earthworks built by hunter-gatherers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New discoveries by a ULM researcher at Poverty Point World Heritage Site are helping bring a deeper understanding about "the first ...

Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherers began building massive earthwork mounds along the Mississippi River at Poverty Point, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northeast Louisiana. “Conservatively, they ...

Poverty Point is the earliest city in North America the largest for centuries. What made such an impressive city possible at ...

We’re happy that Louisiana’s Poverty Point has been nominated for a spot on the World Heritage List, an international roster of sites that have particularly profound significance in world history. 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 ...

It’s one of North America’s most important archeological sites and it’s right here in Northeast Louisiana. A trading hub and an engineering marvel. Poverty point world heritage site is a story ...

BATON ROUGE — Five years ago, on June 22, Poverty Point State Historic Site in Epps was honored with the designation of being listed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural ...

New discoveries by a ULM researcher at Poverty Point World Heritage Site are helping bring a deeper understanding about "the first truly monumental earthen site north of Mexico." Poverty Point, one of ...