Watson Brake Archaeology Site Presentation at Union Museum

Watson Brake, generally considered as the site of the oldest earthern mounds construction in the western hemisphere, will be the subject of a talk by Dr. Gary Stringer on Tuesday, April 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the Union Museum of History and Art-Discovery Place, 211 N. Main Street, Farmerville. Admission is free.   
Estimated to be some 5,400 years old, Watson Brake consists of 11 mounds located south of West Monroe, along Watson Bayou.  Most archaeologists agree that the Archaic site pre-dates all other mound sites in the Americas, including Poverty Point and LSU.

Dr. Stringer is Professor Emeritus of Geology, Universidy of Louisiana-Monroe, and is an esteemed researcher in geology, archaeology and paleontology.

This talk is part of the ongoing features of the D'Arbonne Diggers Archaeological Club, a program of the museum. It is open to the public.