The Mississippian cultural era lasted from 900 to 1450 CE, and was characterized by the presence of mounds; these peoples have been referred to as the Mound Builders. The only way to know about these people is through archaeology. The data that researchers have collected is scarce, there is no written record and no known language, the Mississippians are solely known by the scare material remains that have been uncovered and mounds. It is known that these people were sedentary, were active agriculturalists, they often lived in fortified villages, and created mounds. Why the mounds were created is not exactly known, but they are an integral identifier of their culture. These mounds are large, seen in most all Mississippian-era villages, and most likely took an entire community effort to construct.
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It is believed that mounds were commonly used for burial, thus they show a cyclical pattern in the Mississippian’s lives; Mississippian people built the mounds that later they would most likely be buried
It is believed that mounds were commonly used for burial, thus they show a cyclical pattern in the Mississippian’s lives; Mississippian people built the mounds that later they would most likely be buried