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This is a listing of sites of archaeological interest in the state of Louisiana, in the United States ... Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Louisiana"
The monumental earthworks of Poverty Point consist of a series of earthen ridges, earthen mounds, and a central plaza. The earthworks core of the site measures about 345 acres (140 ha), although archaeological investigations have shown that the total occupation area extended for more than three miles (5 km) along the Bayou Macon. [7]
Watson Brake is an archaeological site in present-day Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, from the Archaic period.Dated to about 5400 years ago (approx. 3500 BCE), Watson Brake is considered the oldest earthwork mound complex in North America. [1]
Aerial view of the Poverty Point earthworks, built by the prehistoric Poverty Point culture, located in present-day Louisiana.. The Poverty Point culture is the archaeological culture of a prehistoric indigenous peoples who inhabited a portion of North America's lower Mississippi Valley and surrounding Gulf coast from about 1730 – 1350 BC.
Ġgantija Temples – listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Ħaġar Qim Temples – listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni – prehistoric subterranean structure listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Mnajdra Temples – listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Tarxien Temples – listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Pages in category "Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
Deprato Mounds , also known as the Ferriday Mounds, is a multi-mound archaeological site located in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The site shows occupation from the Troyville period to the Middle Coles Creek period (400 to 800 CE). [3] The largest mound at the site has been dated by radiocarbon analysis and decorated pottery to about 600 CE. [4]