Use to precede any account of Euro-American Kentucky settlement. Retain the distinction between Mississippian and Fort Ancient communities.
This evidence was selected to repair the Indigenous agriculture, land, and dispossession gap in the American whiskey history narrative.
From approximately CE 1000 to 1750, village life in Kentucky revolved around planting, growing, and harvesting corn and beans among Mississippian peoples in the west and Fort Ancient peoples in the east.
Late Prehistoric (A.D. 1000 to 1750)
Late Prehistoric period
Checked against the cited online source on 2026-09-05; wording is an original paraphrase.
Whiskey Excerpts Database (USWA)
Evidence
Kentucky Heritage Council distinguishes Mississippian western Kentucky and Fort Ancient eastern Kentucky while describing village agriculture centered on corn and beans, approximately CE 1000–1750.
Context and use
Use before European-settlement narratives; avoid treating the two archaeological traditions as one people.