In Louisiana sits an ancient archeological site, even older than the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge.
LOUISIANA (KLFY) -- In Louisiana sits an ancient archeological site, even older than the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge.
Ouachita Parish in north Louisiana is home to the oldest earthwork mound complex in North America, constructed approximately 5,400 years ago, known as Watson Brake. This ancient archeological site was built around 1,000 years before the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge, and about 1,900 years before the other ancient archeological site in Louisiana, Poverty Point.
Artsists conception of Watson Brake, an archaeological site in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana that dates from the Archaic period. The oldest earthwork in North America, it was built and occupied 3500 BCE, approximately 5400 years ago.By Herb Roe - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52375912
Watson Brake went undiscovered until 1981, when after logging had cleared much of the area, Reca Bamburg Jones, a local resident, identified the pattern of eleven mounds connected by ridges. The earthwork makes an oval formation, and is approximately 280 yards across. The site had been privately owned since the 1950's, with half of it still being owned by several family members of the Gentry family who allow archaeologist to conduct research and excavations. The other half was purchased by The Archaeological Conservancy and later sold to the state for preservation.
Radiocarbon dating suggest that the area was initially occupied around 4,000 BCE during the Middle Archaic period, with construction of the site beginning around 3,500 BCE and continued for approximately 500 years. For context, tin was first discovered around 3,500 BCE, and Sumerians developed cuneiform, the first writing system.
Excavations of the site indicate the mounds were enlarged in several stages, leaving sufficient time in between building for trash deposits from residents to accumulate on top of the mounds and ridges. Evidence of trash build up indicates Watson Brake may have been used as a base for mobile hunter-gather groups throughout summer and fall.
Ancient archeological sites like Watson Brake and Poverty Point show that pre-agricultural, pre-ceramic, indigenous cultures in the United States were much more complex than previously thought. The development of these sophisticated monuments has caused scientists to analyze these hunter-gatherer peoples closer and push the boundaries of what they were previously believed to be capable of.
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