Marksville culture
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Marksville culture was a prehistoric Native American culture in the Lower Mississippi Valley known for its elaborate burial mounds, distinctive pottery, and participation in the broader Hopewell Interaction Sphere during the Middle Woodland period.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological culture ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
American Southeast
NERFINISHED
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Lower Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn | long-distance trade ⓘ |
| follows | Tchefuncte culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | curvilinear and geometric designs on pottery ⓘ |
| hasBurialPractice |
mound burial
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multiple interments in mounds ⓘ use of grave goods ⓘ |
| hasCeremonialism |
long-distance exchange rituals
ⓘ
mortuary ceremonialism ⓘ |
| hasEconomy | mixed hunting, gathering, and horticulture ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom | Hopewell tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Crooks site
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ⓘ
Grand Gulf site NERFINISHED ⓘ Helena Crossing site NERFINISHED ⓘ Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialOrganization | emergent social ranking ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfArtifact |
ceremonial pottery
ⓘ
copper artifacts ⓘ decorated pottery with zoned dentate stamping ⓘ marine shell ornaments ⓘ platform pipes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conical burial mounds
ⓘ
decorated ceramics ⓘ distinctive pottery ⓘ elaborate burial mounds ⓘ participation in Hopewell Interaction Sphere ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Mississippi Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Arkansas ⓘ present-day Louisiana ⓘ present-day Mississippi ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marksville, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Hopewell Interaction Sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle Woodland period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Coles Creek culture
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ⓘ
Troyville culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesTraitsWith | Hopewell culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | circa 400 CE ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | circa 100 BCE ⓘ |
| tradesFor |
Great Lakes copper
ⓘ
exotic stone materials ⓘ marine shell from Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| uses |
bone tools
ⓘ
maize in limited quantities ⓘ shell tools ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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