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The Mississippian culture
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The Mississippian culture dominated much of the area along the
Mississippi River in Pre-Columbian history. One of the
distinguishing features of this culture was the construction of
large earthen mounds, leading to the nickname the Mound builders.
They grew maize and other crops intensively, participated in an
extensive trade network, and had a complex stratified society. The
Mississippians first appeared around 1000 AD, following and
developing out of the less agriculturally intensive and less
centralized Woodland period. The culture reached its peak in c.
1200-1400 AD, but in most places seems to have been in decline even
before the arrival of the Europeans. The largest site of this people, Cahokia - located near modern East St. Louis, Illinois may have reached a population of over 20,000. At its peak, between the 12th and 13th centuries Cahokia was the most populous city in North America, although far larger cities were constructed in Mesoamerica and South America. Monk's Mound, the major ceremonial center of Cahokia, remains the largest earthen construction of the prehistoric New World. |
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The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American
culture that flourished in the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern
United States from approximately 800 to 1500 CE, varying regionally.
The Mississippian way of life began to develop in the Mississippi
River Valley (for which it is named). Cultures in the Tennessee
River Valley may have also begun to develop Mississippian
characteristics at this point. Almost all dating at known sites
defined as Mississippian come before 1539 (when de Soto explored the
area), and very few European artifacts have been discovered at known
Mississippian sites, indicating very little contact with the
Europeans. A number of cultural traits are recognized as being characteristic of the Mississippians. Although not all Mississippian peoples practiced all of the following activities, all of them were distinct from their ancestors in their adoption of some or all of these traits. The construction of truncated pyramid mounds, or platform mounds. Such mounds were usually square, rectangular, or occasionally circular. Structures (domestic houses, temples, burial buildings, or other) were usually constructed atop such mounds. Maize-based agriculture. In most places, the development of Mississippian culture coincided with adoption of comparatively large-scale, intensive maize agriculture. The adoption and use of riverine (or more rarely marine) shell tempering agents in their ceramics. Widespread trade networks extending as far west as the Rockies, north to the Great Lakes, south to the Gulf of Mexico, and east to the Atlantic Ocean. The development of the chiefdom or complex chiefdom level of social complexity. The development of institutionalized social inequality. A centralization of control of combined political and religious power in the hands of few or one. The beginnings of a settlement hierarchy, in which one major center (with mounds) has clear influence or control over a number of lesser communities, which may or may not possess a smaller number of mounds. The adoption of the paraphernalia of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (SECC), also called the Southern Cult. This is the belief system of the Mississippians as we know it. SECC items occur from Wisconsin to the Gulf Coast, and from Florida to Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Mississippians had no writing system or stone architecture. They could work naturally occurring metal deposits, but performed no bronze or iron metallurgy. The Mississippian stage is usually divided into three or more periods. Each of these periods is an arbitrary historical distinction that varies from region to region. At one site, each period may be considered to begin earlier or later, depending on the speed of adoption or development of given Mississippian traits. Early Mississippian cultures are those which had just made the transition from the Late Woodland period way of life (500-1000 A.D.). Different groups abandoned tribal life ways for increasing complexity, sedentism, centralization, and agriculture. The Early Mississippian period is considered to be, in most places, c. 1000-1200 A.D. The Middle Mississippian period is often considered the high point of the Mississippian era. The formation of complex chiefdoms besides Cahokia and the spread and development of the SECC art and symbolism are characteristic changes of this period. The Mississippian traits listed above came to be widespread throughout the region. In most places, this period is recognized as occurring c. 1200-1400 A.D. The Late Mississippian period, usually considered from c. 1400 to European contact, is characterized by increasing warfare, political turmoil, and population movement. The population of Cahokia dispersed early in this period (1350-1400), perhaps migrating to other rising political centers. More defensive structures are often seen at sites, and sometimes a decline in mound-building and ceremonialism. Although some areas continued an essentially Middle Mississippian culture until the first significant contact with Europeans, most areas had dispersed or were experiencing severe social stress by 1500. |
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