Mississippian

(adjective)

A mound-building, agrarian Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1500 CE.

Related Terms

  • anneal
  • long-nosed god maskette
  • mound builder
  • Southeastern Ceremonial Complex

Examples of Mississippian in the following topics:

  • Woodlands in the East

    • While many Woodland cultures produced copper sculptures, Cahokia was the only Mississippian location to contain a copper workshop.
    • By the time of European contact the Mississippian societies were already experiencing severe social stress.
    • Other tribes descended from Mississippian cultures include the Caddo, Choctaw, Muskogee Creek, Wichita, and many other southeastern peoples.
    • Three examples of Mississippian culture avian themed repoussé copper plates.
    • This Mississippian culture ceramic effigy jug was found at Rose Mound in Cross County, Arkansas, and dates from 1400-1600.
  • Beadwork and Ceramics in the Eastern Woodland Cultures

    • The Mississippian culture flourished from approximately 800-1500 CE in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States.
    • One of the defining marks of Mississippian culture pottery is its use of more advanced ceramic techniques, such as the use of ground mussel shell as a tempering agent in the clay paste.
    • With the invasion of the Europeans and the diseases they introduced, many of the societies collapsed and ceased to practice a Mississippian lifestyle.
    • A human head effigy pot from the Mississippian culture, on display at the Hampson Museum State Park in Wilson.
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