History & cultureArchaeologist Ed BarnhartSpiro's trade route reached California and Mexico 👀

Spiro's trade route reached California and Mexico 👀

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Published Sep 22, 2026, 3:00 PM · 3w ago

Archaeologist Ed Barnhart
Archaeologist Ed Barnhart
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Around 1000 CE, the city of Spiro in Oklahoma had a trade network reaching far beyond the Mississippian world. Shell beads from California's Channel Islands and green obsidian from mines near Mexico City have both been found there, making Spiro home to the only known Mesoamerican artifacts in the entire Mississippian world. Full story on the channel 👇 #Spiro #Mississippian #Archaeology #AncientHistory #NativeAmericanHistory #Oklahoma

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