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Map of the Mississippian and neighbouring cultures |
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The cultural capital of the Mississippian was Cahokia, near what is now Collinsville, Illinois. This was the largest pre-Columbian settlement to the north of the Aztec empire. The mound-building tradition was a feature of many native American woodland tribes, and not just the Mississippian. Variations also existed in the form of the Caddoan culture of north-western Louisiana, eastern Texas, and south-western Arkansas, the South Appalachian culture of Etowah and Moundville, the Plaquemine culture in southern Louisiana and Mississippi, and the Oneota of the eastern plains and Great Lakes. A clickable version of this map is available for desktop displays. To select a culture for further information, click on its name or within its borders.
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