The Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point, a pre-agricultural mound complex dating from 1700 B.C. to 1100 B.C., has been designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee as a World Heritage Site, placing it among a select list of protected areas around the world whose exceptional resources form a common inheritance for all humanity. It ranks among the world's premier archaeological properties because of its profound universal significance, and it is the 22nd site in the U.S. to be inscribed on the World Heritage List.
