Mississippian culture

The Cahokia Mounds were once one of the most prosperous Native American cities in the Americas. These ancient residents of America built long-standing, sedentary communities with complex social structures, sprawling community squares, and ceremonial earthen mounds

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Clues found near the site of Cahokia (above) indicated that a flood occurred at the height of the city's population and power. Sediments reveal evidence of massive Mississippian flood around 1200 C.E. Glenn Hodges for National Geographic Published October 31, 2013 One thousand years ago, on a floodplain of the Mississippi River near modern-day St. Louis, the massive Native American city known today asCahokia sprang suddenly into existence. Three hundred years later it was virtually deserted…

Travels through the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys are filled with scenic landscapes, views that might be passed by with nothing more than a second glance at the beauty they bestow. Upon careful inspection, you might notice the rolling slope of a hill; if you're paying particular attention to the signs along the road, you might just understand that what you've seen is an important part of American history.

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Cahokia Mounds with houses - Mississippian culture

By studying plant seeds and spores in the soil used to construct Monk’s Mound, the largest prehistoric earthen structure in North America, archaeologists have

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Amerindia Some of the following are not yet entirely complete, though I'm sure that over time I'll return to further complete each Civ concept,...