Mississippian Culture
16 artifacts · 900 CE – 1540 CE · architecture (7) · artifact (4) · people (2) · battle (1) · art (1) · spiritual (1)
Flourishing in the fertile river valleys of North America, the Mississippian Culture is celebrated for its monumental earthen mounds and complex social structures. The artifacts displayed here, including ceremonial items and architectural remnants, highlight a civilization that thrived on trade, spirituality, and intricate craftsmanship.
The Collection
- Spiro Mounds — 900 CE · architecture
- Ocmulgee Mounds — 900 CE · architecture
- Etowah Indian Mounds — 1000 CE · architecture
- Moundville — 1000 CE · architecture
- Southeastern Ceremonial Complex — 1000 CE · artifact
- Cahokia — 1050 CE · architecture
- Angel Mounds — 1050 CE · architecture
- Cahokia Woodhenge — 1050 CE · artifact
- Chunkey — 1100 CE · artifact
- Shell Gorget — 1100 CE · artifact
- Birger Figurine — 1100 CE · spiritual
- Town Creek Indian Mound — 1150 CE · architecture
- Etowah Copper Plates — 1250 CE · art
- Tuskaloosa — 1540 CE · people
- Hernando de Soto — 1540 CE · people
- Battle of Mabila — 1540 CE · battle