Archaeological sites and studies of the southeastern cult of late prehistoric North America, including Hopewell, Mississippian, Caddoan and other middle North American societies.
A bibliography of academic articles and books on the Mississippian civilization, published since 1998
The Mississippian civilization is the name given by archaeologists to the precolumbian horticulturalists of the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, between about AD 1100-1450.
The Newark Earthworks, an ancient Hopewell civilization observatory and sacred enclosure, will witness the Octagon Moon Rise event in the fall of 2005, when observers may watch the moon rise using the ancient astronomical observatory built 2000 years ago.
The Mississippian civilization was made up of sedentary farmers of the interior rivers in North America
From Beloit College's Logan Museum, an indepth discussion of the growth and development of the Mississippian culture.
A bibliography of publications written on the Mississippian capital of Cahokia, southwestern Illinois, from your About.com guide.
Cahokia Mounds is the site of the capital of the Mississippian world, ca. 1100 AD, located in what is now southwestern Illinois on the Mississippi River. The museum store includes videos, slide strips, posters, stuff with the birdman logo on it, shirts, sweatshirts, caps, etc.
"Digital explorations of the ancient Ohio valley." Brief descriptions and several VRML movies, an extensive bibliography, and a beautiful web site
A page on what archaeologists have learned about the Adena culture, by R. Berle Clay at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory at teh University of Indiana.
A website from the National Park Service on several mound sites in the state of Mississippi (not necessarily Mississippian in period).
From River Web, an educational and outreach webpage of the University of Illinois, some indepth information about Cahokia and its environs.
From your Guide to Archaeology, links to the USA.
