Poverty Point Ridge
Poverty Point Ridge Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Iron Age·🇧🇷 Amazonas, Brazil
About
About Poverty Point Ridge
Poverty Point Ridge in Amazonas, Brazil is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Poverty Point Ridge
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
2.7274° S · 60.1810° W · 620 m · 3 mapped features
Poverty Point Ridge — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Poverty Point Ridge
2.7266° S · 60.1802° WPoverty Point Ridge — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Poverty Point Ridge
2.7281° S · 60.1816° WPoverty Point Ridge — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Poverty Point Ridge
2.7262° S · 60.1820° W