Cahokia and the Mississippi Mound Builders
Spiro


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There are 11 mounds at the Spiro site, which reached its peak population some time between A.D. 900 and 1200.  While Spiro was considered to be a major urban center of the Mississippian period, palisades (to protect the mound(s)) are conspicuously missing.  

The Spiro mounds are part of a larger collection of mounds found in the Arkansas Basin and Ozark Highlands. 

Links

Spiro Mound Archaeological Park
This site presents general historical information about Spiro Mound as well as general information (directions, hours) to the Spiro Mound Archaeological Center.  This is not a very developed site, in terms of layout and content, but does contain some basic information.
 


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