In the Louisiana delta just a short distance from the Mississippi is Poverty Point. This is a unique mound area built about 1600 BC to 1300 BC. The central mound is huge and is currently 72 feet high. There are several smaller mounds on the property and under ground are some large effigies but those are not visible. The VC was open here with a small museum as well. The number of points, jewelry and small decorated objects is amazing.. As you ascend the mound on a very long wooden walkway and stairs you climb first to a large flat area that they believe was used for games. Then up to the higher point that would be where the supreme ruler would be for formal occasions. There were other mounds that included housing but not the massive one, just ceremonial usage. The ranger said it took 15,000,000 cubic feet of dirt and rock to make. One basket at a time! There are also 5 rows of lower mounds in a “C” shape facing the large mound, no idea what they were for. This is a National Memorial, a State Historic Site, and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Cadillac Tracks - so the plus is no cannon, the antler scratcher is we went miles to see a pile of dirt. Humans!!
Note the platform in the top of the distant mound, that is where we are headed.