The Mississippian period is an archaeological cultural era in the history of the Southern United States and adjacent areas of the Eastern Woodlands spanning the end of the 10th century to the 16th cen
Willoughby disc, engraved paint palette, Mississippian tradition, Moundville, Alabama, 1300 1450 AD, ploughed up 1860, shale Native American collection Peabody Museum, Harvard University DSC06065
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Pendant with Serpent Design MET DP100723
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The Moundville phase polity, which was known to the early European explorers as the 'Province' of Pa'sfalaya/Pafalaya, was a major Mississippian polity in the U.S. state of Alabama. Centered in the Bl
Mississippian statuette of a Chunkey player
Moundville/Zabusta (?) in an illustration by Herb Roe
Choctaw Toli or ball game
An example of what a Mississippian Temple could look like (top)