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title: Artist's Conception of Poverty Point, Louisiana
author: Herb Roe
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13935/artists-conception-of-poverty-point-louisiana/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Artist's Conception of Poverty Point, Louisiana

_Authored by Herb Roe_

## Image File

[![Artist's Conception of Poverty Point, Louisiana](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13935.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13935.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Artist's conception of the prehistoric [Native American](https://www.worldhistory.org/Native_Peoples_of_North_America/) site [Poverty Point](https://www.worldhistory.org/Poverty_Point/) in Louisiana, dated to c. 1700-c.1100 BCE. Poverty Point was considered the oldest mound site in North America until the discovery of Watson Brake in the 1980's.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Roe, H. (2021, May 04). Artist's Conception of Poverty Point, Louisiana. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13935/artists-conception-of-poverty-point-louisiana/>
### Chicago
Roe, Herb. "Artist's Conception of Poverty Point, Louisiana." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 04, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13935/artists-conception-of-poverty-point-louisiana/>.
### MLA
Roe, Herb. "Artist's Conception of Poverty Point, Louisiana." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 May 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13935/artists-conception-of-poverty-point-louisiana/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poverty_Point_Aerial_HRoe_2014.jpg) by [**Herb Roe**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poverty_Point_Aerial_HRoe_2014.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 04 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.