Marksville culture

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Marksville culture was a prehistoric Native American culture in the Lower Mississippi Valley known for its elaborate burial mounds, distinctive pottery, and participation in the broader Hopewell Interaction Sphere during the Middle Woodland period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture
culturalRegion American Southeast
Lower Mississippi Valley
engagesIn long-distance trade
follows Tchefuncte culture
hasArtStyle curvilinear and geometric designs on pottery
hasBurialPractice mound burial
multiple interments in mounds
use of grave goods
hasCeremonialism long-distance exchange rituals
mortuary ceremonialism
hasEconomy mixed hunting, gathering, and horticulture
hasInfluenceFrom Hopewell tradition
hasSite Crooks site
Grand Gulf site
Helena Crossing site
Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site
linked to: Marksville site
hasSocialOrganization emergent social ranking
hasTypeOfArtifact ceremonial pottery
copper artifacts
decorated pottery with zoned dentate stamping
marine shell ornaments
platform pipes
knownFor conical burial mounds
decorated ceramics
distinctive pottery
elaborate burial mounds
participation in Hopewell Interaction Sphere
platform mounds
locatedIn Lower Mississippi Valley
present-day Arkansas
present-day Louisiana
present-day Mississippi
namedAfter Marksville, Louisiana
participatesIn Hopewell Interaction Sphere
linked to: Hopewell tradition
partOf Middle Woodland period
precedes Coles Creek culture
Troyville culture
sharesTraitsWith Hopewell culture
linked to: Hopewell tradition
temporalRangeEnd circa 400 CE
temporalRangeStart circa 100 BCE
tradesFor Great Lakes copper
exotic stone materials
marine shell from Gulf Coast
uses bone tools
maize in limited quantities
shell tools
stone tools

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Woodland period hasNotableCulture Marksville culture
Marksville site culture Marksville culture
Swift Creek culture coexistedWith Marksville culture
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linked to: Marksville culture
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