—Poverty Point Earthworks —

Mound C measures today about 260 feet long by 80 feet wide,
but some of its original width has been lost through erosion
into Bayou Macon. It appears to be about 6 feet tall, but its true
base is about 2 feet lower than the current height of the adjacent
plaza. The mound was probably conical in shape originally, but
a historic-era road ran through it lengthwise and damaged it.

Mound C is the only mound located within the plaza at
Poverty Point. It contains as many as sixteen thin, prepared
surfaces or "floors" of different colors and textures of soil.
Some of these surfaces have artifacts and hearths, pits, and
postholes. These remains suggest that people may have lived
on the mound. The final construction stage involved placement
of a thick cap of soil over the mound.

Mound C was built during the Poverty Point occupation, but it
is not certain when during that timeframe it was constructed.

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Poverty Point Earthworks
Poverty Point State Historic Site
After Poverty Point
Peopling of the Americas
Poverty Point Artifacts
Before Poverty Point
The Natural and Cultural Environment
Poverty Point Earthworks
The Poverty Point Landscape
Poverty Point World Heritage Site

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