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Eva Projectile Point
Eva Projectile Point from the Hatchie River Region in West Tennessee, Early Archaic Period, c. 8,000 BCE. Hatchie River Museum at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center. An Eva point is a medium-sized triangular Early Archaic...
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Paleoindian Projectile Point Types
Types of projectile points of the Paleoindian period in North America.
National Park Service, Southeast Archaeological Center
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Poverty Point
Poverty Point is an archaeological and historic site in Louisiana, USA, dated to c. 1700-1100 BCE, enclosing one of the most significant Native American mound sites from Pre-Colonial America. It was once the location of a grand complex of...
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Mississippian Culture Projectile Points
These stone projectile points date from c. 900-1540 CE and were made by members of the Mississippian culture, which flourished in what is now the United States from c. 900-1500 CE. This set of artifacts were curiously uncovered by the U.S...
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Exploring Mount Nemrut - A Meeting Point Between East & West
Set within the Anti-Taurus mountain range in southeastern Turkey, beyond the borders of Adiyaman, is the archaeological wonder of Mount Nemrut. Forgotten for centuries, the spellbinding peak of Nemrut Dagi (its Turkish name) has since managed...
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Mound A, Poverty Point
Mound A (aka Bird Mound) at Poverty Point, Louisiana, USA. The mound is 72 feet (22 m) high and 705x660 feet (215x200 m) at the base. Built c. 1700-1100 BCE.
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Worked Stone Tools & Weapons, Poverty Point
A selection of worked stone tools and weapons from Poverty Point, Louisiana, USA. Dated to c. 1700-1100 BCE.
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Poverty Point
Map of the Poverty Point archaeological site, Louisiana.
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Artist's Conception of Poverty Point, Louisiana
Artist's conception of the prehistoric Native American site 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.
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Mound B, Poverty Point, Louisiana
Aerial view of Mound B at Poverty Point, a Late Archaic Period archaeological site in Louisiana, USA.