Archaeological Sites of the Mississippian Culture
Mississippian, Adena, Hopewell and Caddoan sites are found throughout the middle part of the United States within the river basins of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
George C. Davis Site (Caddoan Mounds Site), Texas
From the University of Texas at Austin, information concerning the recent studies at this Caddoan site, in Cherokee County, Texas.
From the University of Texas at Austin, information concerning the recent studies at this Caddoan site, in Cherokee County, Texas.
Go Visit Cahokia!
Too few people who live in the American midwest have been to see the mounds at Cahokia, very near St. Louis, Missouri; in fact many have never heard of the site, which held several thousand people at its heyday and influenced styles of building and pottery (if not politics and religion) as far away as Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
Too few people who live in the American midwest have been to see the mounds at Cahokia, very near St. Louis, Missouri; in fact many have never heard of the site, which held several thousand people at its heyday and influenced styles of building and pottery (if not politics and religion) as far away as Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
Great Hopewell Road
A web page for Bradley Lepper's terrific video, Searching for the Great Hopewell Road, also a good resource for Hopewell data.
A web page for Bradley Lepper's terrific video, Searching for the Great Hopewell Road, also a good resource for Hopewell data.
Lyon's Bluff (Mississippi USA)
The Lyon's Bluff site (Smithsonian designation 22OK520) is a Mississippian period mound and village site located in northeastern Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
The Lyon's Bluff site (Smithsonian designation 22OK520) is a Mississippian period mound and village site located in northeastern Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
Moundville
A Mississippian site in the Black Warrior River Valley, occupied from A.D. 1000 until A.D. 1450; from the University of Alabama.
A Mississippian site in the Black Warrior River Valley, occupied from A.D. 1000 until A.D. 1450; from the University of Alabama.
Spiro Mounds: A Ceremonial Center of the Southern Cult
Way out at the very far western edge of the late prehistoric cultural manifestation archaeologists call the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex lies the earthworks known as Spiro Mounds.
Way out at the very far western edge of the late prehistoric cultural manifestation archaeologists call the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex lies the earthworks known as Spiro Mounds.
The Ray Site
An outlier from the Angel Site in Indiana, from the Glen Black Laboratories at Indiana University.
An outlier from the Angel Site in Indiana, from the Glen Black Laboratories at Indiana University.
The Tragedy at Slack Farm
The trashing of the Mississippian site of Slack Farm, Kentucky by looters is described by Brian Fagan in this paper from Maricopa University.
The trashing of the Mississippian site of Slack Farm, Kentucky by looters is described by Brian Fagan in this paper from Maricopa University.
Toltec Mounds, Arkansas
Now a state park, the misnamed Toltec Mounds date to the Late Woodland/Early Mississippian period.
Now a state park, the misnamed Toltec Mounds date to the Late Woodland/Early Mississippian period.
Town Creek Indian Mound
Archaeological site in the southern Piedmont region of North Carolina, consisting of an earth lodge and cemetery of the PeeDee tradition. Website from the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, has a multitude of information on it.
Archaeological site in the southern Piedmont region of North Carolina, consisting of an earth lodge and cemetery of the PeeDee tradition. Website from the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, has a multitude of information on it.