Mississippian Potsherds

Mississippian-period pottery pieces collected from a ceremonial mound complex along Village Creek in Bessemer. The Bessemer Hall of History has a large collection of Native American artifacts from this period (800 CE to 1500 CE).

Mississippian period ceramic potsherds from an Alabama archaeological site
Photo courtesy of the Bessemer Hall of History
Mississippian period ceramic potsherds from an Alabama archaeological site