POVERTY POINT

Artifacts

100

What is an artifact?

An object made by a human being, usually of cultural or historical interest.

200

Atlatl

Also known as a Spear Thrower..

It is an ancient tool that threw spears harder and farther. 

300

Ornamental or wearable art

Gorget

400

Tear-drop shaped weights used as fishing net weights

Plummets

500

PPOs

What does is stand for?

What were they used for?

Poverty Point Objects-- 

Fired ceramics used in place of cooking stones

Projectile Points

100

What are projectile points?

Things like stone spears, darts, or arrow tips that ancient people made

200

What were most of these projectile points made from? 

Rocks brought from afar (far away)

300

How many projectile points have been found at Poverty Point?

Over 8,000!

400

What does it mean if a projectile point has a broken tip?

It was most likely used for hunting and struck bone

500

How do archaeologists figure out what different projectile points were used for?

They study the points, looking for wear patterns, such as small scratches, tiny chips, and smooth spots. 

The Site

100

Poverty Point's ridges were shaped like the letter ___

C

200

When did people live at Poverty Point?

Year-Round

300

How were poverty point homes built?

HAPHAZARDLY-- With thin poles and cane for framework

400

Poverty Point was surrounded by _________.

Many rivers

500

_________ Ridge kept Poverty Point safe from floods. 

Macon

True/False

100

Poverty Point was built by the pilgrims

FALSE

Poverty Point was built by the Native Americans

200

Poverty Point is a series of mountains.

FALSE

Poverty Point is a series of MOUNDS.

300

The people of Poverty Point grew all their crops and raised animals for food.

FALSE

They were Hunter-Gatherers 

400

There are a total of 6 mounds at Poverty Point.

TRUE

500

All people came to Poverty Point for the same reason, to participate in ceremonies. 

FALSE
People came to poverty point for several different reasons. 

To participate in ceremonies, for the natural resources, to exchange goods or news, to meet people, and/or to create mounds and ridges. 

All About It

100

Where is Poverty Point located?

Northeast Louisiana

200

How do we know about the Poverty Point cultures?

ARTIFACTS!!!

300

What materials did the Poverty Point people use to make their tools? 

Stones and/or fish bones

400

Why is Poverty Point considered unique among other people from this period?

They were hunter-gatherers

500

How do we know that the people of Poverty Point traded with others?

There were no stones/rocks located at the site, so they had to trade with others to get the rocks that they needed (the rocks that archaeologists found)

AND

PPOs were created at Poverty Point, but were found by archeologists at other locations.