Essays on Mississippian

Archaeology is the study of both ancient and recent past of human beings through material remains. Archaeology gives us a unique perspective on the culture and the history of human beings which helps us understand both the ancient and the recent past of a certain group of people greatly. This study helps us understand where, when, why and how people lived on this planet. It also examines the different kinds of changes that human culture has undergone over time, and tries to seek an explanation for the changes. In this paper, we will be discussing the archaeology of both ...

For efficiency purposes, including the availability of information, the Late Prehistoric Period [AD 1000-1600] will be the focus of this paper. With a particular interest in the Fort Ancient culture, the technological and socio-economic norms that the people observed will come into play in determining the typical winter survival tactics. From possible storage of food crops to the disbandment of villages into “winter camps,” the cold season called for the Fort Ancient peoples’ innovativeness if they were to survive (Late Prehistoric Period, 2013). Case in point the archaeological discoveries that found evidence that suggests hunting, gathering, and farming as ...

It was one hundred years before the arrival of Columbus when the Great Temple of Mound was started in the southern part of U.S. It is believed that the people that settled at Chucalissa were people from Mississippi. The settlement is believed to have been established in 900 A.D. Following that suspicion, the region of the Mississippi has been under the archeological excavation for a very long time. The Native Americans are believed to have arrived along the Mississippi River in the 10,000-12000 years ago. The first group to arrive in Chucalissa hunted ice age animals for food. ...