The Origins of Mississippian Culture
Lecture no. 10 from the course: Ancient Civilizations of North America
Taught by Professor Edwin Barnhart | 31 min | Categories: History
About 1,200 years ago in eastern North America, populations gathered their farms and living structures behind defensive walls. Explore Mississippian culture and see how it introduced an increased use of the bow and arrow along with a large body of art, extensive trade networks, and mythological creation stories remembered today in bits and pieces by a multitude of surviving indigenous nations.