Southwest Ridges

Southwest Ridges (HM22H4)

Location: Pioneer, LA 71266 West Carroll Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 38.071', W 91° 24.365'

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—Poverty Point Earthworks —

The Southwest ridges have been greatly reduced in size because of extensive farming activities and natural erosion. They average about 2 feet in height today but may have been as much as 5 feet high when they were built by the Poverty Point people 3,000 years ago.

The Southwest sector of the ridges is sometimes called "the
industrial part of town". That is because there is strong evidence
that artifacts were manufactured here. Unfinished manufactured
stages called blanks and preforms of beads, pendants, plummets
and other artifacts are found in this area. Most of the micro-blade
industry is located here including cores, blades, and Jaketown
perforators. These tools were probably used to work wood, bone,
and antler objects. Reworking of broken artifacts is also evident.

Now if you would look on the other side of the tram road (North side) you can see a low depression in the trees. This depression separates the Southwest and West sectors of the ridges. It is known as the Southwest aisle way. Looking from near the center of the plaza during the first day of winter the setting sun aligns with this aisle way.
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HM NumberHM22H4
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Placed ByThe State of Louisiana
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 at 10:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 649516 N 3611892
Decimal Degrees32.63451667, -91.40608333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 38.071', W 91° 24.365'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 38' 4.2599999999999" N, 91° 24' 21.9" W
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Area Code(s)318
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6859 LA-577, Pioneer LA 71266, US
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