Spiro Mounds

E227090

Mississippian culture site archaeological site prehistoric Native American site

Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Spiro Mounds canonical	5
Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center	3

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mississippian culture site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric Native American site ⓘ
associatedWith	Caddoan languages ⓘ surface form: Caddoan-speaking peoples southeastern ceremonial complex ⓘ surface form: Southeastern Ceremonial Complex ancestors of the Caddo Nation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culture	Mississippian culture ⓘ
currentUse	archaeological park ⓘ public interpretive site ⓘ
discoveredByArchaeology	early 20th century ⓘ
endDate	circa 1450 CE ⓘ
excavatedBy	University of Oklahoma archaeologists ⓘ WPA-sponsored projects ⓘ
firstMajorExcavations	1930s ⓘ
hasPart	Craig Mound ⓘ burial mounds ⓘ earthen mounds ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ residential areas ⓘ
hasUse	ceremonial center ⓘ political center ⓘ trade center ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	Spiro Mounds self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1964 ⓘ
knownFor	copper plates ⓘ elaborate funerary offerings ⓘ long-distance trade goods ⓘ shell engravings ⓘ stone effigy pipes ⓘ textile and basketry remains ⓘ
locatedIn	Le Flore County, Oklahoma ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Arkansas River region ⓘ surface form: Arkansas River Valley
locatedNear	Spiro, Oklahoma ⓘ
locatedOn	north bank of the Arkansas River ⓘ
managedBy	Oklahoma Historical Society ⓘ
notableFeature	large central mound complex ⓘ rich mortuary artifacts ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
partOf	Caddo ⓘ surface form: Caddoan Mississippian culture
peakActivity	circa 1200–1400 CE ⓘ
period	Late Woodland cultures ⓘ surface form: Late Woodland period Mississippian period ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ
startDate	circa 800 CE ⓘ
tradedWith	Great Lakes region ⓘ Gulf Coast regions ⓘ surface form: Gulf Coast region Mesoamerica ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mississippian culture → majorSite → Spiro Mounds ⓘ

Southeastern Woodlands → hasArchaeologicalSite → Spiro Mounds ⓘ

southeastern ceremonial complex → associatedWithSite → Spiro Mounds ⓘ

subject surface form: Southeastern Ceremonial Complex

Middle Mississippian → associatedWith → Spiro Mounds ⓘ

Spiro Mounds → hasVisitorCenter → Spiro Mounds self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center

Oklahoma Historical Society → operates → Spiro Mounds ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center

Spiro, Oklahoma → near → Spiro Mounds ⓘ

Spiro, Oklahoma → hasNearbyAttraction → Spiro Mounds ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center