Ancient Mississippians built an empire in Georgia. Here’s how their elite ruled and lived.

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Etowah Mounds, Georgia

Between 1250 and 1325 CE, the Mississippian people transformed a bend in the Etowah River into the Southeast’s most powerful chiefdom.

They hauled millions of baskets of earth to build Mound A, a six-story ceremonial platform where their paramount chief lived and ruled over thousands…

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