The History of the Mississippian Culture

Cahokia appeared to slip into a decline around the year 13 hundred, as can be symbolically demonstrated by the slipping of earth down the sides of monk's mound. It seems that cao a may have been abandoned, but it is not wholly clear why. Some experts suggest that there may have been floods during this period that were large enough to destroy many of the residences of the city. We can assume that the city was abandoned by around three 50. The mississippian culture continued to exist anyway, over its vast area of influence,. spanish explorers began showing an interest in the lands of north america when they discovered the florida peninsula in the early sixteenth century.