southeastern ceremonial complex

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Mississippian cultural phenomenon archaeological culture complex religious iconographic complex

The Southeastern Ceremonial Complex is a network of shared religious symbols, rituals, and artistic motifs that linked Mississippian-era societies across the southeastern and midwestern United States.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex	5
southeastern ceremonial complex canonical	2
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (broad cultural sphere)	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mississippian cultural phenomenon ⓘ archaeological culture complex ⓘ religious iconographic complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	S.E.C.C. ⓘ Southern Cult ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	Mississippian culture ⓘ
associatedWithPractice	human sacrifice ⓘ platform mound ceremonies ⓘ ritual feasting ⓘ
associatedWithSite	Angel Mounds ⓘ Cahokia Mounds region ⓘ surface form: Cahokia Etowah Indian Mounds ⓘ Hiwassee Island ⓘ Lake Jackson Mounds ⓘ Moundville Archaeological Park ⓘ surface form: Moundville Archaeological Site Spiro Mounds ⓘ
associatedWithSocialClass	Mississippian elites ⓘ warrior societies ⓘ
expressedThroughMedium	ceramic vessels ⓘ copper plates ⓘ engraved shell gorgets ⓘ rock art ⓘ stone statuary ⓘ textiles ⓘ
hasCosmologicalTheme	axis mundi ⓘ middle world ⓘ underworld ⓘ upper world ⓘ
hasEndTime	circa 1600 CE ⓘ
hasGeographicRegion	Midwestern United States ⓘ Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ surface form: Mississippi Valley Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
hasInfluenceOn	interpretations of Mississippian religion ⓘ models of pre-Columbian political organization in the Southeast ⓘ
hasKeyMotif	bi-lobed arrow motif ⓘ birdman figure ⓘ cross-in-circle motif ⓘ forked-eye surround ⓘ hand and eye symbol ⓘ maize symbolism ⓘ raptor imagery ⓘ serpent imagery ⓘ sun circle motif ⓘ trophy head motif ⓘ underworld creatures ⓘ warrior imagery ⓘ weeping eye motif ⓘ
hasRitualAspect	ancestor veneration ⓘ cosmological ceremonies ⓘ elite initiation rites ⓘ mortuary rituals ⓘ warfare rituals ⓘ
hasStartTime	circa 1000 CE ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	Mississippian culture ⓘ surface form: Mississippian period
studiedInDiscipline	anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ