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The Wider Mississippian World

After the fall of Cahokia, witness how Mississippian civilization flourished across eastern North America with tens of thousands of pyramid-building communities and a population in the millions. Look at the ways they were connected through their commonly held belief in a three-tiered world, as reflected in their artwork. Major sites like Spiro, Moundville, and Etowah all faded out just around 100 years before European contact, obscuring our understanding.

English
  • Originally Aired June 21, 2018
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created June 24, 2021 by
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  • Modified June 24, 2021 by
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