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LSU Campus Mounds (2022)

Louisiana: The State We're In

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2022-08-26

Duration: 00:04:13

Subjects: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | Scientific research | Mounds

Contributors:

  • St. Cyr, Kara Host
  • Elwood, Brooks Interviewee

Description

This segment from the August 26, 2022, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on new research finding that the LSU Campus Mounds are the oldest American manmade structures ever recorded. She interviews Dr. Brooks Elwood, a professor emeritus of geophysics at LSU and lead researcher on the project.