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Mississippian and Hopewell Archaeology

Archaeological sites and studies of the southeastern cult of late prehistoric North America, including Hopewell, Mississippian, Caddoan and other middle North American societies.
Mississippian Civilization Bibliography
A bibliography of academic articles and books on the Mississippian civilization, published since 1998
Mississippian Civilization
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.
Octagon Moon Rise at Newark Earthworks: Ancient Observatory of the Ohio Hopewell
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.
Mississippian Civilization
The Mississippian civilization was made up of sedentary farmers of the interior rivers in North America
Mississippian Tradition
From Beloit College's Logan Museum, an indepth discussion of the growth and development of the Mississippian culture.
Cahokia Bibliography
A bibliography of publications written on the Mississippian capital of Cahokia, southwestern Illinois, from your About.com guide.
Cahokia Mounds Museum Shop (Review)
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.
Earthworks
"Digital explorations of the ancient Ohio valley." Brief descriptions and several VRML movies, an extensive bibliography, and a beautiful web site
Essential Features of Adena Ritual
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.
Indian Mounds of Mississippi
A website from the National Park Service on several mound sites in the state of Mississippi (not necessarily Mississippian in period).
The Mississippian Saga
From River Web, an educational and outreach webpage of the University of Illinois, some indepth information about Cahokia and its environs.
World Archaeology on the Web
From your Guide to Archaeology, links to the USA.

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