Mississippian

Examples of Mississippian in the following topics:

• Woodlands in the East

  • While many Woodland cultures produced copper sculptures, Cahokia was the only Mississippian location to contain a copper workshop.
  • By the time of European contact the Mississippian societies were already experiencing severe social stress.
  • Other tribes descended from Mississippian cultures include the Caddo, Choctaw, Muskogee Creek, Wichita, and many other southeastern peoples.
  • Three examples of Mississippian culture avian themed repoussé copper plates.
  • This Mississippian culture ceramic effigy jug was found at Rose Mound in Cross County, Arkansas, and dates from 1400-1600.

• Beadwork and Ceramics in the Eastern Woodland Cultures

  • The Mississippian culture flourished from approximately 800-1500 CE in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States.
  • One of the defining marks of Mississippian culture pottery is its use of more advanced ceramic techniques, such as the use of ground mussel shell as a tempering agent in the clay paste.
  • With the invasion of the Europeans and the diseases they introduced, many of the societies collapsed and ceased to practice a Mississippian lifestyle.
  • A human head effigy pot from the Mississippian culture, on display at the Hampson Museum State Park in Wilson.