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Recent research suggests that Poverty Point’s earthworks were constructed by egalitarian hunter-gatherer communities, not hierarchical chiefs. Radiocarbon dating and artifact analysis point to large, temporary gatherings where people from distant regions converged. These gatherings likely involved trade, worship, and rituals aimed at achieving spiritual harmony and appeasing natural forces in a potentially unstable environment. Poverty Point may have served as a central location for these communities to connect, share resources, and participate in collective activities.
