Mississippian culture pottery — is the ceramic tradition of the Mississippian culture (800 to 1600 CE) found as artifacts in archaeological sites in the American Midwest and Southeast. It is often characterized by the adoption and use of riverine (or more rarely marine) shell… … Wikipedia
Mississippian — For other uses, see Mississippian (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the Mississippian period describing the dominance of the Mississippian culture. System Subsystem/ Series Stage Age (Ma) Permian Cisuralian Asselian … Wikipedia
Mississippian culture — A map showing approximate areas of various Mississippian and related cultures. The Mississippian culture was a mound building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from… … Wikipedia
Mississippian stone statuary — Map showing geographical extent of Mississippian stone statues The Mississippian stone statuary are artifacts of polished stone in the shape of human figurines made by members of the Mississippian culture (800 to 1600 CE) and found in… … Wikipedia
Mississippian culture — Last major prehistoric cultural development in North America, с AD 800–1550. It spread over much of the southeast and the mid continent, especially in the major river valleys. It was based on intensive cultivation of corn, beans, squash, and… … Universalium
Mississippian Period — In North America, an interval of geologic time roughly equivalent to what is internationally designated the Early Carboniferous Period (354–323 million years ago). Because the rocks associated with this period are typified by those in the… … Universalium
Mississippian — adjective 1》 relating to the US state of Mississippi. 2》 Geology of or denoting the early part of the Carboniferous period in North America. 3》 Archaeology of or denoting a settled culture of the south eastern US, dated to AD 800–1300. noun a… … English new terms dictionary
Normandy Archaeological Project — The Normandy Archaeological Project was a rescue excavation designed to preserve the archaeological history of the area before it became submerged by the construction of the Normandy Reservoir Dam through funding from the Tennessee Valley… … Wikipedia
Carboniferous — For the album by Zu see Carboniferous (album). Carboniferous Period 359.2–299 million years ago … Wikipedia
Pennsylvanian — This article is about the geologic subperiod. For passenger train, see Pennsylvanian (Amtrak). System Subsystem/ Series Stage Age (Ma) Permian Cisuralian Asselian younger … Wikipedia