Ocmulgee National Monument Lab

During the Early Mississippian Period (900-1150 A.D.), the people living in the Macon Plateau support themselves through agriculture. They grow crops such as corn, beans and squash, which grow plentifully due to the "rich river floodplane."

As this culture declines during the Mature Mississippian Period (1150-1350) other villages appear downstream. These cultures, called Lamar and Stubbs villages, combine the Woodland culture and the Mississippian culture. During the Late Mississippian Period (1350-1650), the Lamar culture flourishes in the southeast.

Europeans start exploring the area and chronicling their finds around 1540.

Sources, and more informaiton: Ocmulgee National Monument.