Late Mississippian
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Late Mississippian refers to the final phase of the Mississippian cultural period in North America, marked by complex chiefdoms, large mound centers, and extensive regional interaction before European contact.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Late Mississippian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9253179 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Late Mississippian Context triple: [Middle Mississippian, followedBy, Late Mississippian]
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Middle Mississippian
Middle Mississippian refers to a key developmental phase of the Mississippian culture characterized by the growth of large mound centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks in the Eastern Woodlands of North America.
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Early Mississippian
Early Mississippian refers to the initial developmental phase of the Mississippian culture, marked by the emergence of complex chiefdoms, intensive maize agriculture, and the construction of large earthen mounds in the Eastern Woodlands of North America.
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C.
Middle Woodland period
The Middle Woodland period was a prehistoric era in eastern North America (roughly 100 BCE–500 CE) marked by widespread trade networks, elaborate earthworks, and the flourishing of cultures such as the Hopewell tradition.
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Late Archaic period
The Late Archaic period was a prehistoric era in North America marked by increasing social complexity, regional cultural differentiation, and the development of more advanced hunting, gathering, and early horticultural practices.
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Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Late Mississippian Target entity description: Late Mississippian refers to the final phase of the Mississippian cultural period in North America, marked by complex chiefdoms, large mound centers, and extensive regional interaction before European contact.
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A.
Middle Mississippian
Middle Mississippian refers to a key developmental phase of the Mississippian culture characterized by the growth of large mound centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks in the Eastern Woodlands of North America.
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B.
Early Mississippian
Early Mississippian refers to the initial developmental phase of the Mississippian culture, marked by the emergence of complex chiefdoms, intensive maize agriculture, and the construction of large earthen mounds in the Eastern Woodlands of North America.
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C.
Middle Woodland period
The Middle Woodland period was a prehistoric era in eastern North America (roughly 100 BCE–500 CE) marked by widespread trade networks, elaborate earthworks, and the flourishing of cultures such as the Hopewell tradition.
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D.
Late Archaic period
The Late Archaic period was a prehistoric era in North America marked by increasing social complexity, regional cultural differentiation, and the development of more advanced hunting, gathering, and early horticultural practices.
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E.
Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in the Eastern Woodlands and Southeast of what is now the United States from roughly 800 to 1600 CE, known for its large urban centers, complex chiefdoms, and extensive trade networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological culture phase ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
ⓘ
linked to:
southeastern ceremonial complex
chiefdom-level polities ⓘ communal feasting ⓘ corn-beans-squash agriculture ⓘ intensive riverine settlement ⓘ mortuary mound burials ⓘ ritual iconography of birds of prey and warriors ⓘ shell gorgets and copper ornaments ⓘ |
| culturalAncestorOf |
Caddo (in some regions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Caddo
Cherokee (in some regions) ⓘ Creek (Muscogee) (in some regions) ⓘ
linked to:
Creek
historic Southeastern tribes ⓘ |
| follows |
Early Mississippian
ⓘ
Middle Mississippian ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Angel Mounds
ⓘ
Cahokia (late occupation phase) ⓘ
linked to:
Cahokia Mounds region
Etowah Mounds ⓘ
linked to:
Etowah Indian Mounds
Lamar site ⓘ
linked to:
Lamar Mounds and Village Site
Moundville ⓘ
linked to:
Moundville Archaeological Park
Nodena site ⓘ Parkin site ⓘ Spiro Mounds ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
chiefly lineages
ⓘ
complex chiefdoms ⓘ elaborate ceremonialism ⓘ hierarchical social organization ⓘ intensive maize agriculture ⓘ intensive warfare in some regions ⓘ large mound centers ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ palisaided villages ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ plaza-centered towns ⓘ ranked kinship systems ⓘ regional interaction networks ⓘ ritual use of mounds and plazas ⓘ shell-tempered pottery ⓘ stockaded defensive works ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern North America
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ Southeastern United States ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| overlapsWith | protohistoric period in Eastern North America ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippian culture ⓘ |
| precedes |
European colonial period in the Southeast
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early historic Native American period in the Southeast ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
North American archaeology
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anthropology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | approximately AD 1200–1600 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Late Mississippian Description of subject: Late Mississippian refers to the final phase of the Mississippian cultural period in North America, marked by complex chiefdoms, large mound centers, and extensive regional interaction before European contact.
Referenced by (1)
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