Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Prehistoric Settlement in Warren County
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
1. Prehistoric Settlement in Warren County Marker
Inscription.
Prehistoric Settlement in Warren County. . The Vicksburg-Warren County area has a long prehistoric heritage. There is evidence of prehistoric Native Americans in this area as early as 2000 B. C. These early cultures were from the Poverty Point Period and were followed by the Baytown Period and the Coles Creek Period. The Indians during the Poverty Point Period were hunter-gatherers and were semi sedentary, but were also beginning to develop regional trade and exchange networks. The major innovations of the Baytown Period were the introduction of bow and arrow technology and horticulture. This mural depicts the Kings Crossing site (c. 1000 AD) which was a prime ceremonial center during the Coles Creek culture. These prehistoric Native Americans were some of the first people in the Mississippi Valley to use large flat-topped mounds extensively, both for the chief's houses and their temples. In the following period, the Mississippian, the culture developed intricate ceremonies and elaborately detailed pottery and carvings in stone and wood. The Mississippian culture died out in the late 1600s and five distinct tribes established themselves in Warren County: the Tunica, the Yazoo, the Koroa, the Ofo, and the Tioux. The tribes lived near the mouth of the Yazoo River, near present day Redwood.,
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The Vicksburg-Warren County area has a long prehistoric heritage. There is evidence of prehistoric Native Americans in this area as early as 2000 B. C. These early cultures were from the Poverty Point Period and were followed by the Baytown Period and the Coles Creek Period.
The Indians during the Poverty Point Period were hunter-gatherers and were semi sedentary, but were also beginning to develop regional trade and exchange networks.
The major innovations of the Baytown Period were the introduction of bow and arrow technology and horticulture.
This mural depicts the Kings Crossing site (c. 1000 AD) which was a prime ceremonial center during the Coles Creek culture.
These prehistoric Native Americans were some of the first people in the Mississippi Valley to use large flat-topped mounds extensively, both for the chief's houses and their temples. In the following period, the Mississippian, the culture developed intricate ceremonies and elaborately detailed pottery and carvings in stone and wood.
The Mississippian culture died out in the late 1600s and five distinct tribes established themselves in Warren
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County: the Tunica, the Yazoo, the Koroa, the Ofo, and the Tioux. The tribes lived near the mouth of the Yazoo River, near present day Redwood.
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Erected 2005 by the City of Vicksburg Riverfront Mural Committee.
Location. 32° 21.037′ N, 90° 53.049′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Levee Street north of Clay Street, on the left when traveling north. The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals are located on the Yazoo Diversion Canal levee wall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Levee Street, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
2. Prehistoric Settlement in Warren County Mural
in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
