Study: Ancient mound builders carefully timed their occupation of coastal Louisiana site

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) A new study of ancient mound builders who lived hundreds of years ago on the Mississippi River Delta near present-day New Orleans offers new insights into how Native peoples selected the landforms that supported their villages and earthen mounds -- and why these sites were later abandoned. (Includes link to video.)

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