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October 15, 2009

Northeast Louisianans invited to Poverty Point 鈥渟creen-a-thon鈥�

Area residents, future archaeologists and those just interested in the archaeology field are invited to participate in a 鈥渟creen-a-thon鈥� at Poverty Point State Historic Site this weekend, under the leadership and guidance of Diana Greenlee, station archaeologist and adjunct assistant professor in the department of geosciences at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Greenlee said the 鈥渟creen-a-thon鈥� begins at noon on Friday, Oct. 16 and runs straight through until 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18.

鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to beat our record from last year, when we went 48 hours,鈥� said Greenlee. 鈥淭he weather is supposed to be perfect and we鈥檒l be serving chili and apple pie ... It鈥檚 a great family event for all, so come on out!鈥�

For more information on the marathon screening event at Poverty Point, call the station at 318-926-3314.

The archaeological site at Poverty Point is the largest, most complicated earthwork of its age in North America. People who relied on a hunting-gathering-fishing way of life moved more than 750,000 cubic meters of dirt in its construction, all without benefit of beasts of burden.

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