The Middle Mississippian is the second of three subepochs of the Mississippianepoch of the Carboniferousperiod. It spans the time between 345.3 ± 2.1 Ma and 326.4 ± 1.6 Ma (million years ago). It has one faunal stage, the Visean. The word epoch can mean either an interval of time, or a particular point in time used as a reference point. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the geologic period; for the North American culture, see Mississippian culture. ... Jump to: navigation, search The geologic time scale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 359. ... Jump to: navigation, search The geologic time scale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth. ... Mega-annum, usually abbreviated as Ma, is a unit of time equal to one million years. ... Faunal stages are a subdivision of geologic time used primarily by paleontologists who study fossils rather than by geologists who study rock formations. ...
The Mississippian culture was a Mound-building Native American culture that flourished in the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States in the centuries leading up to European contact.
The Mississippian way of life began to develop around 900 A.D. in the Mississippi River Valley (for which it is named).
The Mississippian (archaeological) Stage is usually considered to come to a close with the arrival of European contact, although the Mississippian way of life continued among their descendants.
It was believed that the Natchez chief, probably like most Mississippian chiefs, could influence the supernatural world and therefore had the ability to ensure that important events like the rising of the sun, spring rains, and the fall harvest came on time.
Some of the most impressive achievements of Mississippian people are the finely crafted objects made of stone, marine shell, pottery, and native copper.
The Mississippian Period in Georgia was brought to an end by the increasing European presence in the Southeast.
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