Mysterious Watson Brake: Old Mound Complex In North America With Earthworks Raised For Unknown Purpose

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In northern Louisiana, North America, there is a very interesting and mysterious ancient site known as Watson Brake. This ancient site challenges our knowledge about North American history as the mounds are some of the earliest known remnants of human construction in the New World.

Mounds At Watson Brake Were Raised By Complex Ancient Society

Located in the floodplain of the Ouachita River near Monroe, Watson Brake consists of 11 ancient mounds that measure from three to 25 feet in height.

The construction of the mounds started about 5,400 years ago, predating other similar public architecture at Indian sites by nearly 2,000 years. This suggests the region was inhabited by a pre-agriculture, pre-ceramic hunting society that was much more socially complex than previously thought.

What we understand about the Mound Builders is changing due to research in the last decade.

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