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Ancient Architects of the Mississippi > 
Ancient Architects of the Mississippi were Native American travelers, traders, farmers, and religious folks. The native cultures built mounds and thrived in towns along the Mississippi.
The Mississippi and its tributaries, major highways of commerce and travel for centuries, gave rise to the bustling native communities of the lower Mississippi. Enriched by goods and materials from as far away as the Great Lakes, the Mississippians - the last in a line of moundbuilders - erected monuments whose majesty and complexity of construction still astonish.
The wealthy drove the trading system. Because they took their prized possessions to the grave (their status symbols) their children had to accumulate their own marks of rank. The demand for luxury items fostered trade across the region, and beyond.
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