Late Mississippian
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Late Mississippian refers to the final phase of the Mississippian cultural period in North America, marked by complex chiefdoms, large mound centers, and extensive regional interaction before European contact.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological culture phase ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
NERFINISHED
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chiefdom-level polities ⓘ communal feasting ⓘ corn-beans-squash agriculture ⓘ intensive riverine settlement ⓘ mortuary mound burials ⓘ ritual iconography of birds of prey and warriors ⓘ shell gorgets and copper ornaments ⓘ |
| culturalAncestorOf |
Caddo (in some regions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cherokee (in some regions) ⓘ Creek (Muscogee) (in some regions) NERFINISHED ⓘ historic Southeastern tribes ⓘ |
| follows |
Early Mississippian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Mississippian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Angel Mounds
NERFINISHED
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Cahokia (late occupation phase) NERFINISHED ⓘ Etowah Mounds NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamar site NERFINISHED ⓘ Moundville NERFINISHED ⓘ Nodena site NERFINISHED ⓘ Parkin site NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiro Mounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
chiefly lineages
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complex chiefdoms ⓘ elaborate ceremonialism ⓘ hierarchical social organization ⓘ intensive maize agriculture ⓘ intensive warfare in some regions ⓘ large mound centers ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ palisaided villages ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ plaza-centered towns ⓘ ranked kinship systems ⓘ regional interaction networks ⓘ ritual use of mounds and plazas ⓘ shell-tempered pottery ⓘ stockaded defensive works ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| overlapsWith | protohistoric period in Eastern North America ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
European colonial period in the Southeast
ⓘ
early historic Native American period in the Southeast ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
North American archaeology
ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | approximately AD 1200–1600 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.