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LSU Campus Mounds

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LSU Campus Mounds
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“The LSU Campus Mounds or LSU Indian Mounds are two Native American mounds of the Archaic Period, on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Construction on the 20-foot-tall (6.1 m) mounds began more than 11,000 years ago, and may have continued until 5,000 years ago.”
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Atlas ObscuraJan 15

LSU Campus Mounds in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The mounds on the LSU campus were originally built at a prominent landmark along the Mississippi River that would have been recognizable to any traveler 11,000 years ago when construction most likely began. The mounds were periodically built and modified over thousands of years, even while the River shifted its course. Experts don't know why the Native American builders created them, or how the…

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