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Ancient Trading Center

  • November 13, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The monumental earthworks of Poverty Point in Louisiana are a huge mystery for archaeologists, who call the site a rare example of complex pre-agrarian construction. This large group of mounds and ridges is probably the remnants of a vast trading center dating to 1730-1350 BC. (Photo: Newark Earthwork Center)

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