Mississippian Civilization (900-1750 A.D.)
Southern region

Moundvill, Alabama

1. Rattlesnake disk from Moundville (Moundville Archaeological Park). Moundville Alabama (1000-1500 A.D.) was a major Mississippian ceremonial center. It's 26 earthen platform mounds surround a central plaza.

Spiro Mound, Oklahoma

	1. Mississippian stone effigy pipe from Spiro Mound, Oklahoma, representing a woman grinding maize. 25 cm. The economy focused on gathering nuts and planing maize. While the soil was excellent, it was subject to periodic flooding, and probably adequate food supplies were not always available. Is is believed that political leadership maintained and distributed a surplus in difficult times, and that such mechanisms of reciprocity and cooperation were linked to a long range exchange system.
	2. Mississippian Spiro Mound, Oklahoma. A stone effigy pipe showing a warrior decapitating an enemy. 25 cm.
	3. Mississippian Spiro Mound, Oklahoma. A cedarwood ceremonial mask with shell inlay in the form of a deer's head. 29 cm.
	4. Mississippian Civilization, Oklahoma. A conch sell engraved with a flying shaman.

Arkansas sites

	1. Mississipian head pot from Bradley site, northeastern Arkansas, or from Caddo area of southwest Arkansas, 1300-1550 A.D. (Detroit Institute of Arts).
	2. Mississipian head pot from eastern Arkansas (University of Arkansas Museum).
	3. Mississippian head pot from Parkin, Arkansas (Parkin Archaeological State Park museum). Parkin is a seventeen-acre fortified Mississippian village site, with a defensive moat. It was probably the town of Casqui visited by Hernando de Soto's expedition in 1541.
	4. Mississippian cat-effigy bowl from eastern Arkansas (Univerisity of Arkansas Museum).
	5. Mississippian Red and white polychrome pottery bottle from central Arkansas (University of Arkansas Museum).