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Ceremonialism increases and the trait of burying the dead in mounds becomes widespread

Flat-topped ceremonial mounds, such as the Batesville Mounds in Panola County, appear. Elaborate burials, such as log tombs with earthen mounds atop them, were built. Bynum Mounds in Chickasaw County is an example of this.

More about: 500 BCE–1000 CE, Woodland Period

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Ceremonialism increases and the trait of burying the dead in mounds becomes widespread