Which of these statements best applies Hayden's model to the function of Poverty Point?
A) It was a defensive bulwark against invasion from the West.
B) It was the first urban center along the Gulf Coast.
C) It was the administrative center for the Archaic in the Lower Mississippi Valley.
D) It was the focal point of feasting events, servicing the local region.

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Hayden's model emphasizes the role of large-scale communal feasting events in the development of social complexity. Poverty Point, with its large earthen mounds and extensive trade connections, is believed to have served as a center for such feasting events and to have played a significant role in the emergence of complex social organization in the Eastern Woodlands region.

Which of These Statements Best Applies Hayden's Model to the Function