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Poverty Point is one of the largest and most complex ancient sites
in North America. Its oldest sections
date back to 3,700 years ago... long before its builders
farmed the land or kept livestock. And the ancient Americans of Poverty Point then spent the next 600 years continuously developing
and improving the site. Why?
in North America. Its oldest sections
date back to 3,700 years ago... long before its builders
farmed the land or kept livestock. And the ancient Americans of Poverty Point then spent the next 600 years continuously developing
and improving the site. Why?
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Poverty Point is one of the largest
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and most complex ancient sites
in North America.
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Its oldest sections
date back to 3,700 years ago...
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long before its builders
farmed the land or kept livestock.
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And the ancient Americans of Poverty Point
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then spent the next 600 years
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continuously developing
and improving the site.
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Why?
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Movie Summary
What if everything we know about prehistory is wrong? Journalist Graham Hancock visits archaeological sites around the world investigating if a civilization far more advanced than we ever believed possible existed thousands of yea...
