About 17,300 results
Open links in new tab
  1. Mississippian culture - Wikipedia

    The Mississippian culture was a collection of Native American societies that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 to 1600 CE, varying …

  2. Mississippian culture | History, Facts, & Religion | Britannica

    Mississippian culture, the last major prehistoric cultural development in North America, lasting from about 700 ce to the time of the arrival of the first European explorers.

  3. Mississippian Period - New Georgia Encyclopedia

    Oct 3, 2002 · The Mississippian Period in the midwestern and southeastern United States, which lasted from about A.D. 800 to 1600, saw the development of some of the most complex societies that ever …

  4. Mississippian Culture - U.S. National Park Service

    Jul 26, 2023 · Mississippian culture continued to thrive at places like Etowah in Northern Georgia, Moundville in Alabama, and Spiro, Oklahoma. By 1350, a late Mississippian town was established …

  5. Mississippian Culture | World Civilization - Lumen Learning

    The Mississippian Period lasted from approximately 800 to 1540 CE. It’s called “Mississippian” because it began in the middle Mississippi River valley, between St. Louis and Vicksburg.

  6. Mississippian Period - Encyclopedia of Alabama

    Aug 8, 2025 · The term "Mississippian" comes from the Mississippi River Valley, where the tradition first developed. Through borrowed ideas and migrations of people, this new tradition spread across the …

  7. The Mississippian Period, a Story of Mounds, Maize, and Mastery: The ...

    Aug 23, 2024 · During the Mississippian Period, Native American societies underwent significant social, political, and economic transformations. Small, agrarian communities evolved into large, organized …

  8. NATIVE HISTORY ASSOCIATION - The Mississippian Period

    The Mississippian Period began about 1,000 years ago. It's called "Mississippian" because it began in the middle Mississippi River valley, between St. Louis and Vicksburg.

  9. Mississippian Culture - History And Culture

    Mar 2, 2025 · The Mississippian culture was a pre-Columbian Native American civilization that flourished between 800 CE and 1600 CE in the southeastern and midwestern United States.

  10. Mississippian Culture - Tennessee Encyclopedia

    Oct 8, 2017 · Mississippian settlement consisted of large towns, intermediate size towns, small hamlets, and individual farmsteads, as well as hunting camps and camps for the exploitation of different plants …