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Unesco in United States of America(22): Unesco in United States of America( 22): Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point

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The Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point heritage site of Unesco is an archaeological site in the parish of West Carroll, State of Louisiana, United States of America. The site is located on the eastern edge of an elevated landform, Macon Ridge, near Epps, in the Lower Mississippi Valley. The site bears testimony to a vanished cultural tradition, which scholars think, developed around, 4,000-2,500 years ago. According to Unesco, ‘The complex comprises five mounds, six concentric semi-elliptically ridges separated by shallow depressions and a central plaza; it was created and used for residential and ceremonial purposes by a society of hunter-fisher gatherers between 3700 and 3100 BP….’.

The term Poverty Point has been applied against the unfortunate ancient migrants who after being displaced by the Great Flood from their homland took hazardous sea routes and reached the heritage site and settled there, as it seems, for a few period of time before shifting to another area for smooth sailing of life.

It is completely wrong to use the word ‘Poverty Point’ to mark the early settlement sites of the historic group of people like the Shawnee, Powhatan, Waco, Tawakoni, Tonkawa, Karankawa, Quapaw, Mosapepea, Caddoan and Muskogean. Some of these people belonged to royal clans of ancient world, and were, perhaps, followers of Achyuta, an Arhant(also name of a place), who was also a mystic. Name Achyuta is also another name of Lord Vishnu. It seems, as if they were helped by Achyuta to arrive at this heritage sits to begin a new life.

Scholars are of the opinion that Poverty Point Culture also identifies the Watson Brake region where eleven earthwork mounds were found near Quachita parish  in Louisiana. The period assigned to this site is about 3500 B.C.; Watson Brake is one of the earliest mound complex in the United States of America. Next oldest is the Poverty Point Culture, which according to scholars, thrived between 1730  and 1350 B.C.

Shawnee—Sahana, Sana, and Sayana were three sacred places on the bank of the Caspian Sea;

Powhatan—Pahara, Payar, and Po-region;

Waco—Archa or Akka region;

Tawakoni—Toya-koni identifies Homeric Troy;

Tonkawa—Tanka as same as Takka near Toshali or Thessaly;

Karankawa—Kara-Toya on the bank of the river Scamander;

Quapaw—Qua or Kua as same as Crow region; it may refer to Kappa of Kapa-Kandara;

Mosapepea—Mosa-pepea means Moksha or salvation teacher or place of salvation; it may mean ‘Musikai country;

Caddoan—Kadua or Muddy river region; it refers to Drusadvati river belt;

Muskogean—or Musk-gean means ‘Moksa-jina or Leader who shows the ‘Path’;

Watson Brake—Uutu or Oat region; it may mean ‘utsa’ or ‘source’;

Jake-Town—Jokatana as same as silk town Khotan

Belzoni—Seat of Bajra means ‘Thunder’ or it may refer to Bel-zoni or Baal deities;

Mississippi—Matsya jibi or living on fish or region of people from Fish Country;

Louisiana—Synonimous with Luisinga and Loha-sana; it refers to Loha or Iron –Gate region of the ancient world;

Epps—Appians or Huppians; it may mean Mt Abb region;

Macon Ridge—Makka as same as Mecca of Baku;

Tchefuncte—-or T’che-functe; T-chin people

Cormorant Culture—it identifies Karmana region;

List of historic migrated peoples who inhabited in this region after being displace by the Great Flood:

  1. Acolapissa(Louisiana, Mississippi)—
  2. Ais(eastern coastal Florida)—
  3. Alafay(Alafia, Pojoy, Pohoy, Costas Alafeyes, Alafaya Costas) in Florida—-
  4. Amacano(Florida west coast)—
  5. Apalachee(northwestern Florida)—
  6. Atakapa(Louisiana west coast and texas southwestern coast)—
  7. Akokisa(Texas southeast coast)—
  8. Bidai(Texas southeast coast)—
  9. Deadose(eastern Texas)—
  10. Orcoquiza(southeast Texas)—
  11. Patiri(eastern Texas)—
  12. Tlacopsel(southeast Texas)—
  13. Avoyel, or Little Natchez(Louisiana)—
  14. Bayogoula(southeastern Louisiana)—
  15. Biloxi(Mississippi)—
  16. Caddo(Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas)—
  17. Adai(Adaizan, Adaizi, Adaise, Adahi, Adaes, Adees, Atayos) in Louisiana and Texas—-
  18. Cahinnio(southern Arkansas)—
  19. Doustioni(north central Louisiana)—
  20. Eyeish(Hais) in eastern Texas—
  21. Hainai(eastern Texas)—
  22. Hasinai(eastern Texas)—
  23. Kadohadacho(northeastern Texas, southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana)—
  24. Nabedache(eastern Texas)—
  25. Nabiti(eastern Texas)—
  26. Nacogdoche(eastern Texas)—
  27. Nacono(eastern Texas)—-
  28. Nadaco(eastern Texas)—-
  29. Nanatsoho(northeastern Texas)—
  30. Nasoni(eastern Texas)—
  31. Natchitoches(Lower: central Louisiana, Upper: northeastern Texas)—
  32. Neche(eastern Texas)—
  33. Nechaui(eastern Texas)—
  34. Ouachita(northern Louisiana)—
  35. Tula(western Arkansas)—-
  36. Yatasi(northwestern Louisiana)—
  37. Calusa(southwestern Florida)—
  38. Cape Fear Indians(north Carolina southern coast)—
  39. Catawba(Esaw, Usheree, Ushery, Ysa) in North and South Carolina—
  40. Chacato(Florida panhandle and southern Alabama)—
  41. Chakchiuma(Alabama and Mississippi)—
  42. Chatot people(Chacato, Chactoo) in west Florida—
  43. Chawasha(Washa) in Louisiana—
  44. Cheraw(Chara, Charah) in North Carolina—
  45. Cherokee(western north Carolina, eastern Tennessee, later Georgia, northwestern South Carolina, northern Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Mexico, and currently North Carolina and Oklahoma)—-
  46. Chickanee(North Carolina)—
  47. Chickasaw(Alabama and Mississippi, later Oklahoma)—
  48. Chicora(coastal South Carolina)—
  49. Chine(Florida)—
  50. Chisca(Cisca) in southwestern Virginia, northern Florida—-
  51. Chitimacha(Louisiana)—
  52. Choctaw(Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Louisiana, later Oklahoma)—
  53. Chowanoc(North Carolina)—
  54. Coharie(North Carolina)—
  55. Congaree(South Carolina)—
  56. Coree(North Carolina)—
  57. Croatan(north Carolina)—
  58. Cusabo(North Carolina)—
  59. Eno(North Carolina)—
  60. Etiwan(South Carolina)—
  61. Grigra(Mississippi)—
  62. Guacata(Santaluces) in eastern coastal Florida—
  63. Guacozo(Florida)—
  64. Guale(Cusabo, Iguaja, Ybaja) in coastal Georgia—-
  65. Guazoco(Southwestern Florida coast)—
  66. Houma(Louisiana, Mississippi)—
  67. Jaega(Jobe) in eastern coastal Florida—
  68. Jaupin(Weapemoc) in North Carolina—
  69. Jororo(Florida interior)—
  70. Keyauwee(North Carolina)—
  71. Koasati(Coushatta) in formerly eastern Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas—
  72. Koroa(Mississippi)—
  73. Luca(southwestern Florida coast)—
  74. Lumbee(North Carolina)—
  75. Machapunga(North Carolina)—
  76. Matecumbe(Matacumbeses) in Florida Keys—-
  77. Mayaca(Florida)—
  78. Mayaimi(interior Florida)—
  79. Mayajuaca(florida)—
  80. Mikasuki(Miccosukee) in Florida—
  81. Mobila(northwestern Florida and southern Alabama)—
  82. Mocoso(western Florida)—
  83. Mougoulacha(Mississippi)—
  84. Muscogee(Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, later Oklahoma)—
  85. Abihka(Alabama, later Oklahoma)—
  86. Alabama(formerly Alabama, southwestrn Tennessee and northwestern Mississippi, now Oklahoma and Texas)—
  87. Pakana(Pacani, Pagna, Pasquenan, Pak-ka-na, Pacanas) in central Alabama , later Texas)—
  88. Apalachicola(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina)—
  89. Chiaha(Alabama)—
  90. Eufaula tribe(Georgia, later Oklahoma)—
  91. Hitchiti(Georgia, Alabama and Florida)—
  92. Oconee(Georgia, Florida)—
  93. Kialegee Tribal Town(Alabama, later Oklahoma)—
  94. Osochee(Osochi, Oswichee, Usachi, Oosecha) in Alabama—-
  95. Talapoosa(Alabama)—
  96. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town(Alabama, Georgia, later Oklahoma)—
  97. Tukabatchee(Alabama)—-
  98. Naniaba(northwestern Florida, and southern Alabama)—
  99. Natchez(Louisiana, and Mississippi, later Oklahoma)—
  100. Neusiok(North Carolina)—
  101. Norwood Culture(Apalachee region, Florida)—
  102. Ofo(Mosopelea) in Arkansas and Mississippi and eastern Tennessee)—
  103. Okchai(ogchay) in central Alabama—
  104. Okelousa(Louisiana)—
  105. Opelousas(Louisiana)—
  106. Pacara(Florida)—
  107. Pamlico(formerly North Carolina)—
  108. Pascagoula(Mississippi coast)—
  109. Pee Dee(South Carolina)—
  110. Pensacola(Florida panhandle and southern Alabama)—
  111. Potoskeet (North Carolina)—
  112. Quinipissa(southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi)—
  113. Roanoke(North Carolina)—
  114. Saluda(South Carolina)—
  115. Santee(Seretee, Sarati, Sati, Sattees) in South Carolina(no relation to Santee Sioux)—
  116. Santa Luces(Florida)—
  117. Saponi(North Carolina, Virginia)—
  118. Saura(North Carolina)—
  119. Sawokli(Sawakola, Sabacola) in southern Alabama and Florida panhandle—-
  120. Saxapahaw(Sissipahua, Shacioes) in North Carolina—
  121. Secotan(North Carolina)—
  122. Seminole(Florida and Oklahoma)—
  123. Sewee(Suve, Joya, Xoya, Soya) in South Carolina coast—
  124. Shakori(North Carolina)—
  125. Shoccoree(Haw) in North Carolina/Virginia—
  126. Sissipahaw(North Carolina)—
  127. Sugeree(North Carolina and South Carolina)—
  128. Surruque(east central Florida)—
  129. Suteree(Sutarees, Sataree) in North Carolina—-
  130. Taensa(Mississippi)—
  131. Tawasa(Alabama)—
  132. Tequesta(southeastern coastal Florida)—
  133. Timucua(Florida and Georgia)—
  134. Acuera(central Florida)—-
  135. Agua Fresca(or Agua Dulce or Freshwater) in interior northeast Florida)—
  136. Arapaha(north central Florida and central Georgia)—
  137. Cascangue(coastal southeast Georgia)—
  138. Icafui( coastal southeast Georgia)—
  139. Mocama(or Tacatacuru) in coastal northeast Florida and coastal southeast Georgia—-
  140. Northern Utina(north central Florida)—
  141. Ocale(central Florida)—
  142. Oconi(interior southeast Georgia)—
  143. Potano(north central Florida)—
  144. Saturiwa(northeast Florida)—
  145. Tucururu(Florida)—-
  146. Ufera(coastal southeast Georgia)_–
  147. Yui(Ibi) in coastal southeast Georgia—-
  148. Yustaga(north central Florida)—
  149. Tiou(Mississippi)—
  150. Tocaste(Florida)—
  151. Tocobaga(Florida)—
  152. Tohome(northwestern Florida and southern Alabama)—
  153. Tomahitan(eastern Tennessee)—
  154. Topachula(Florida)—
  155. Tunica(Arkansas and Mississippi)—
  156. Utiza(Florida)—
  157. Uzita(Tampa Bay, Florida)—
  158. Vicela(Florida)—
  159. Viscaynos(Florida)_–
  160. Waccamaw(South Carolina)—
  161. Waccamaw Siouan(North Carolina)—
  162. Wateree(Guatari, Watterrees) in North Carolina—
  163. Waxhaw(Waxsaws, Wisack, Wisacky, Weesock, Flathead) in North Carolina—-
  164. Westo(Virginia and South Carolina) extinct—-
  165. Winyaw(South Carolina coast)—
  166. Woccon(North Carolina)—-
  167. Yamasee(Florida and Georgia)—
  168. Yazoo(southeastern tip of Arkansas, eastern Louisiana, Mississippi)—
  169. Yuchi(central Tennessee, northwest Georgia, now Oklahoma)—Yue-chi people of the ancient history who were dwellers on the bank of the river Indus;

Stone tools found at the heritage site near Ouachita and Ozark mountains specify very clearly the ancient regions from where the inhabitants of the region arrived after 8th c A.D. only; there is no reason to put them in any other period of history.

Name sachema, which means ‘king’ refers to Sha-chi-Ma or the Mother of Sha-chi or Saketa Mother; Mother of ancient Rome who is also recognised as Sachi, means ‘wife of Indra’, King of Heaven, and God of Thunder.

The five division of Shawnee tribe goes by the name of sept which actually means ‘seven’; this perhaps refers to the Sapta-Sindhu region of ancient world.

  1. Chillicothe(Principal Place), Chalahgawtha, Chalaka, Chalakatha; The Principal division of ‘Tschillicothi’, appointed by the 1st Lead Illini or man Kwikullay.
  2. Hathawekela, Thawikila;
  3. Kispoko, Kispokotha, Kishpoko, Kishpokotha; [from ishpoko as akin to the Ispogi, meaning swamps or marshy lands of the Muscogi or Creeks, most specific to the Tukabatchi]
  4. Mekoche, Mequachake, Machachee, Maguck, Mackachack etc; Mackochee
  5. Pekowi, Pekuwe, Piqua, Pekowitha[Pickywanni or pickquay]

The names of six groups of Shawnee clans were:

  1. Pelle-womh-soomi(Turkey name group who represent birds—
  2. Kkahkilee-womh-soomi(Turtle name group who represents aquatic region—
  3. Petekoθitee-womh-soomi(Rounded-feet name group who represents carnivorous animals)—
  4. Mseewi-womh-soomi(horse name group)—
  5. Θrepatii-womh-soomi(Racoon name group)—
  6. Petakineeθii-womh-soomi(Rabbit name group)—

Vinyard Indian Settlement of Shawnee Indians, Illinois—Barad /or Badabagni region people which identifies them with region of ancient volcano;

Youghiogaheny River Band Of Shawnee Indians, Maryland—Youghi-oga-heny refers to the same volcano region of Og island means Toya or Troy region and Hun people;

Waco people were also known from their Wichita identity which means they were either followers of Achyuta or came from Wi-Chitra region; The Waco village on the Brazos River identify them as people from Braja region(Buz of the Bible); El Quiscat and Flechazos villages of Tawakoni people marks their ancient identity with Kukuta or Coptus and Brusha or Bacchhus people’s region; Towakoni were very interesting history as noted from their ‘Three Canes’ or ‘Troiscanne’ identity which marks them as Prati-Hara people who held ‘Three Canes’ at the main gate of the temple at Bethany; The canes identifies goddess ‘Chhinnamasta’ (Goddess having no head);

Tonkawa people’s various sun-groups identify them with various place-names of the ancient world:

  1. Awash—Ashva or the ‘Horse’ people’; they were either the charioteers of  the ancient history or belonged to the ‘horse-faced’ people of epic descriptions;
  2. Choyopan—or Chhayavana marks the region of Milk-Way; Chhaya is the name of wife of Sun; Milk-Way region is neighbourly to the City of Sun;
  3. Haiwal—Hai-wal means Hari-varsha or the country of Hebrew people;
  4. Hatchukuni—
  5. Kwesh—Kusha or Cusha people who identify themselves with kingdom of Cush or Kush as same as Kushinagar of Buddhist literature;
  6. Mayeye—Maya people of Mayur or the Peacock country;
  7. Nilhailai—
  8. Ninchopen—
  9. Pakani—
  10. Pakhalateh—
  11. Sanukh—Sanka region; it marks the region where the future Buddha or the Maitreya Buddha will born, i.e the Middle Country;
  12. Talpkweyu—
  13. Titskanwaticha—

The Karaknawa people takes various names due to assimilation of other peoples within it social structure;

  1. Cujanes—it refers to Kuja or Kanauja country;
  2. Cocos—The name means Kukuta region which was also known as Caucasus or Coptus region; it may mean Cucus means ‘Peacock’ or Mayura that identifies the Mauryas;
  3. Guapites—The name refers to Guptas or the Radhas of Mathura;
  4. Coapites—Kua or Koa people which refers to the river Kua means ‘Crow’ which identifies itself with ancient Roman kingdom at Caesarea;
  5. Copanes—-Kappa region or Kapakandara region ;
  6. Ebahamo—It exactly means ‘Abraham’ which refers to ‘Brahma’ and Berhampur or Brahmapur; it identifies the relics-region; it is synonymous with Bahama and Ibrahim;
  7. Emet—It is Amita, or the Mitra people of Ur; it may refer to Amat people also; they belonged to Dan tribe and were dwellers on the bank of the river Dan;
  8. Kouyam—It refers to Kayama, Kohima, Kruma, Kurum, and Kama or Kama-rupa region of the ancient world;
  9. Meracouman—It means ‘Markatmani’ and Markat region neighbouring to Kama region; Like Morocco it mar refer to Makka or the relics temple sites;
  10. Quara—-It identifies people from ancient Kuru region near Kama region; it may mean Kara-Toya and Karatoya people on the bank of the river Scamander or Chandra that identifies ancient Troy/Toya;
  11. Quinet—It means either the Kannata or the Kuwait region
  12. Toyal—It means Toya people or the people of Kharatiya or Karatoya river region;

Karankawa is Karatoya; it refers to the divine city of Troy which is Toya of Indian puranas; ‘the term ‘klam’ is identical with ‘kruma’ or ‘kalama’; both the terms identify a place neighbourly to Toya or Karatoya; while kurum is an Avatara and marks its place of occurrence in Manasseh or Manasarova Lake, Kalama, which identifies a group of ancient scholars, is name of a place near Toya and Manasseh,

Keles—it does not mean ‘wrestlers’; It refers to ancient Kalasi or Kalais country; it may mean kalasi, the person who embodies the spirit in his body and holds the ‘cane’ and forecasts on men and women and on nations; it identifies a place near Delphi;

Yakokno—it means ‘Ekama-kona’, the seat of worship of goddess Rumi or Rumkuni, the Tree-goddess of Rome from which the name of Rome originated; ns;

Nda kum dadehe—Nda means ‘nadi’ or river; dadehe refers to Danaan people people of Toya or Troy on the bank of the river Karatoya;

Kalina(Spanish)—It is Kolhana country;

Carib Tribe—-Kavi people;

Kxura—-it does not mean ‘people’; it refers to Ikshu or Sugar-cane country or the Bee’ peoples’ country;

The Quapaw were identifies as people who spoke Dhegiha Sioun language; this shows their geographical proximity to the ancient land of Digha and the Soan(Gold-carrying river) river valley region. Some scholars identify them as Arkansas and Ugahxpa people; they include people of Omaha, Ponca, Osage and Kaw. This presents a complete geographical picture of the land from where all of them migrated.

Quapaw—Kappa /or Kua-bah river belt people; they identify the ancient Dio river region where ancient Rome existed; it may mean god Kubera, god of wealth and trade;

Arkansas—or Arka-nsas means ‘part of ‘Arka’; it refers to people migrated from ancient Arka-kshetra or the Fertile Crescent region on the bank of the river Scamander or Chandra; it may means ‘Ekansa’ or ‘Ekanasa’; the name identifies a deity;

Ugahxpa—or Ugah-xpa means Uga-paksha means ‘region of Uraga’ or ‘the Serpent people’s settlement’;

Omaha—

Ponca—it means ‘Banka’ or ‘Vanka-giri’;

Osage—it refers to the people of Sagar clan; they were also identified as Sun dynasty people;

Kaw—Koha people; they were dwellers on the bank of the Kua or the river Kau or Crow;

Kansa and Kaw did not belong to the same social group; Kansa marks its geographical position along with Mt Kailash as same as Mt Caucasus; it also refers to a ‘bird’ name; but not Kau or Crow; it is Capota or Coptus;

Mosopelea and Ofo refer to two different people; while Mosopelea means their shepherdic clan linked with ‘Mesha’ means ‘buffalo’, and pelea means ‘palaka’ or the owner, Ofo means Ava or Mt Abb region; it may mean buffalo shepherds of Mt Abb or Mt Ava region; this region is not far away from the bank of the Soan or Sworna river belt;

Scioto river—it refers to Saketa river means the same Kua river; it is again the same as Di river on the bank of which stands the Koha settlement;


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