Mississippian culture

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Native American culture archaeological culture mound-building culture pre-Columbian culture

The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Mississippian culture canonical	38
Mississippian period	6
Mississippian peoples	4
Caddoan Mississippian culture	1
Lamar culture (regional Mississippian variant)	1
Mississippian Native Americans	1
Mississippian cultural sphere (late phase)	1
Mississippian cultural tradition	1
Mississippian culture area	1
Mississippian culture period	1
Mississippian cultures	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ mound-building culture ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ
architecture	earthen platform mounds ⓘ plaza-centered towns ⓘ wattle-and-daub houses ⓘ
burialPractice	mound burials ⓘ
chronologicalPhase	Early Mississippian ⓘ Late Mississippian ⓘ Middle Mississippian ⓘ
declineFactors	European contact ⓘ epidemic diseases ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ
dominantCrop	maize ⓘ
endTime	circa 1600 CE ⓘ
flourishedIn	Eastern Woodlands ⓘ Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ surface form: Southeastern North America
followedBy	historic period Native American societies ⓘ
hasCapitalSite	Cahokia Mounds region ⓘ surface form: Cahokia
hasSubtradition	Mississippian culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Caddoan Mississippian culture Fort Ancient culture ⓘ Oneota culture ⓘ Plaquemine culture ⓘ
influenced	Cherokee ⓘ Choctaw people ⓘ surface form: Choctaw Creek (Muscogee) ⓘ Natchez ⓘ historic Southeastern tribes ⓘ
knownFor	complex chiefdoms ⓘ extensive trade networks ⓘ iconographic art style ⓘ large urban centers ⓘ maize-based agriculture ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ shell-tempered pottery ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
majorSite	Angel Mounds ⓘ Cahokia Mounds region ⓘ surface form: Cahokia Emerald Acropolis ⓘ Etowah Indian Mounds ⓘ Kincaid Mounds ⓘ Moundville Archaeological Park ⓘ surface form: Moundville Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ⓘ surface form: Ocmulgee Mounds Parkin site ⓘ Shiloh Indian Mounds ⓘ Spiro Mounds ⓘ Town Creek Indian Mound ⓘ Winterville Mounds ⓘ
otherCrop	beans ⓘ squash ⓘ
politicalStructure	paramount chiefdoms ⓘ
precededBy	Woodland period cultures ⓘ
religion	ancestor veneration ⓘ southeastern ceremonial complex ⓘ
socialOrganization	ranked chiefdoms ⓘ
startTime	circa 800 CE ⓘ
tradeGoods	chert tools ⓘ copper artifacts ⓘ marine shell ornaments ⓘ mica sheets ⓘ
tradeNetworkExtent	Appalachia ⓘ surface form: Appalachians to Great Plains Great Lakes to Gulf Coast ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

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

Pre-Columbian era → includesCivilization → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Native Americans → timeDepth → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian culture period

Mound City → associatedWith → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Mississippian culture → hasSubtradition → Mississippian culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caddoan Mississippian culture

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park → significantFor → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park → periodOfMajorOccupation → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian period

Southeastern Woodlands → historicalInhabitants → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Eastern Woodlands → archaeologicalTradition → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Moundville Archaeological Park → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Moundville Archaeological Park → associatedPeople → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian peoples

indigenous peoples of the Americas → includesCivilization → Mississippian culture ⓘ

subject surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Russell Cave National Monument → periodOfUse → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian period

battle of Mabila (during his North American expedition) → combatant → Mississippian culture ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Mabila

this entity surface form: Mississippian Native Americans

battle of Mabila (during his North American expedition) → associatedWith → Mississippian culture ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Mabila

Yamasee → partOf → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian cultural sphere (late phase)

Cahokia Mounds region → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Cahokia Mounds region → timePeriod → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian period

Parkin site → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Parkin site → timePeriod → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian period

Emerald Acropolis → culturalPeriod → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Fort Ancient culture → influencedBy → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Fort Ancient culture → distinctFrom → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Fort Ancient culture → overlapsWith → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian period

Oneota culture → overlapsWith → Mississippian culture ⓘ

southeastern ceremonial complex → hasTimePeriod → Mississippian culture ⓘ

subject surface form: Southeastern Ceremonial Complex

this entity surface form: Mississippian period

southeastern ceremonial complex → associatedWithCulture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

subject surface form: Southeastern Ceremonial Complex

Early Mississippian → partOf → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Etowah Indian Mounds → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Plaquemine culture → sharesBorderWith → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Plaquemine culture → influencedBy → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Middle Mississippian → partOf → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Spiro Mounds → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Angel Mounds → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Kincaid Mounds → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Woodland period → hasInfluenceOn → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Late Woodland cultures → precedes → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian cultures

Winterville Mounds → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Town Creek Indian Mound → associatedWithCulture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Shiloh Indian Mounds → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Funeral Mound → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Great Temple Mound → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Great Temple Mound → constructedBy → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian peoples

Great Temple Mound → associatedWith → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lamar culture (regional Mississippian variant)

Cornfield Mound → associatedWithCulture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Cornfield Mound → associatedWithPeople → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian peoples

Apalachee → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Emerald Mound → culture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Emerald Mound → builtBy → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian peoples

Hiwassee Island → associatedWithCulture → Mississippian culture ⓘ

Guale → partOf → Mississippian culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mississippian cultural tradition