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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Statements (48)

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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