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:''This article is about the US National Monument and Louisiana state historic site in the lower Mississippi valley for the geographical feature in Massachusetts also called Poverty Point, see'' Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Poverty Point ((フランス語:Pointe de Pauvreté)) (16 WC 5) is a prehistoric earthworks of the Poverty Point culture, now a historic monument and World Heritage Site located in the Southern United States. It is from the current Mississippi River,〔Milner 44-50〕 and situated on the edge of Maçon Ridge, near the village of Epps in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana. Poverty Point comprises several earthworks and mounds built between 1650 and 700 BCE, during the Archaic period in the Americas by a group of Native Americans of the Poverty Point culture. The culture extended across the Mississippi Delta. The original purposes of Poverty Point have not been determined by archaeologists, although they have proposed various possibilities including that it was: a settlement, a trading center, and/or a ceremonial religious complex. The site, which has been described as "the largest and most complex Late Archaic earthwork occupation and ceremonial site yet found in North America"〔("Poverty Point" ), National Historic Landmarks Program, National Park Service〕 is a registered National Monument. The monument was brought to the attention of archaeologists in the early 20th century, when it was given the name of Poverty Point after a nearby plantation. Since then, various excavations have taken place at the site. Scholars have advanced various theories regarding the purpose of the mound site, including religious and ceremonial. Other writers have proposed pseudo-archaeological and New Age associations. The complex attracts many tourists as a destination. ==Site description== Poverty Point is constructed entirely of earthworks. The core of the site measures approximately , although archaeological investigations have shown that the total occupation area extended for more than three miles (5 km) along the river terrace. The monumental construction is a group of six concentric, crescent ridge earthworks, divided by five aisles radiating from the center at the river bank. The site also has several mounds both on the outside and inside of the ring earthworks. The name "Poverty Point" came from the plantation which once surrounded the site. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Poverty Point」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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