Mississippi Archive

Mississippi’s Mounds Built By The Indigenous People Are Incredibly Important Landforms – Scientists Say

AncientPages.com | July 25, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Earthen and shell mounds built hundreds of years ago by Indigenous people in the Mississippi River Delta contribute to biodiversity and the area's

Rare Trove Of Ancient Metal Objects Unearthed In Mississippi Was Left By The Spaniards When The Chickasaw Attacked

Archaeology

Rare Trove Of Ancient Metal Objects Unearthed In Mississippi Was Left By The Spaniards When The Chickasaws Attacked

AncientPages.com | July 2, 2021

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Mississippi report unearthing a rare trove of ancient metal objects that may have been left by the Spaniards when the

Civilizations

Unsolved Prehistoric Enigma Of Sophisticated Spiro People And Their Mysterious Mounds

AncientPages.com | October 25, 2018

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One of the most important archaeological discoveries in Oklahoma and the entire North America was the Spiro Mounds Site. The people of Spiro

Etowah Indian Mounds: A Legacy Of The Ancient Mississippian Culture

AncientPages.com | October 9, 2018

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Etowah Indian Mounds are a remarkable legacy of the ancient Mississippian culture. The mounds can be found near the juncture of the Etowah River

News

On This Day In History: Battle of Champion Hill Was Crucial Action Of Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign – On May 16, 1863

AncientPages.com | May 16, 2016

AncientPages.com - On May 16, 1863, the Battle of Champion Hill was fought. It was the largest, bloodiest, and most significant action of Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign. Thirty-two thousand advancing