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1000–1600 CE

Period · North America — Southeast

Mississippian

1000–1600 CE

The Mississippian period is defined by platform-mound centres, chiefdoms, intensive maize farming and shell-tempered pottery across the Southeast and Midwest. Cahokia, Moundville, Etowah and Spiro were its major centres, sharing the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex iconography. The period ends with European contact and epidemic collapse.

Dates1000–1600 CE
RegionNorth America — Southeast
PeriodO definition900–1500 CE — Digital Index of North American Archaeology (DINAA) (2012)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

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Stratum Study. "Mississippian" (Period). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/periods/mississippian. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-mississippian,
  title        = {Mississippian},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/periods/mississippian}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, periodo, wikidata. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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