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Ancient American Pyramids
Suggested reading before the 2022 Chautauqua Travel Course Ancient American Pyramids along the Mississippi River
Clues to Lower Mississippi Valley Histories
Author: David Kaufman
A linguist's perspective on how to get at lost Mississippian histories.
Hero Hawk and Open Hand
Editor: Robert Townsend
Don't buy this - limited edition and expensive - look for it in a library. A great compliation of papers on meaning in mound builder art.
The Mound Builders
Author: George Milner
The second edition of Milner's very well written textbook on ancient American mound builders from the Archaic to European Contact.
Poverty Point Revealing a Forgotten City
Authors: Jenni Ellerbe and Diana Greenlee
One of the first books to talk about Poverty Point as an actual city instead of a archaeological oddity.
Ancient Cahokia Mississippian Studies
Author: Tim Pauketat
A good overview of what is known about Cahokia and Mississippian cvilization
The Natchez Indians
Author: James Barnett
Historical account of who the Natchez were at contact and the events that led to their annilation by the French.