POVERTY POINT
Reading edition
Bird design from Poverty Point stone art.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
Edwin W. Edwards Governor
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, RECREATION AND TOURISM
Noelle LeBlanc Secretary
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND ANTIQUITIES COMMISSION
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. Kathleen Byrd State Archaeologist
Mr. Robert B. DeBlieux Assistant Secretary, Office of Cultural Development
Mr. B. Jim Porter Secretary, Department of Natural Resources
Mrs. Dorothy M. Taylor Secretary, Department of Urban and Community Affairs
Appointed Members
Mrs. Mary L. Christovich Mr. Brian J. Duhe Mr. Marc Dupuy, Jr. Dr. Lorraine Heartfield Dr. J. Richard Shenkel Mrs. Lanier Simmons Dr. Clarence H. Webb
First Printing April 1983 Second Printing, with corrections September 1985
The second printing of this document was funded by the Louisiana Research Foundation and the U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund. This document was published by Bourque Printing, Inc., P. O. Box 45070, Baton Rouge, LA 70895-4070.
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POVERTY POINT: A Culture of the Lower Mississippi Valley
Jon L. Gibson
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To Carl Alexander, with gratitude
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