New study deepens mystery over Cahokia’s abandonment
a once-thriving Native American settlement near present-day St. Louis. The Cahokia Mounds was once a thriving metropolis 900 ...
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America's 'Largest Prehistoric Earthen Mound' Is An Otherworldly Attraction In Illinois
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982, stands as the largest prehistoric Native American settlement north of Mexico. This sprawling complex ...
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America's Forgotten City
Cahokia Mounds may not be aesthetically pristine ... The stockyards that were built on the ruins of this Mississippian settlement have been shuttered for years, casualties of East St. Louis's ...
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St. Louis was once known as Mound City for its many Native American mounds. Just one remains
Even today, many mounds remain in nearby Cahokia, Illinois. Experts believe that at one time centuries ago, Cahokia was home to up to 20,000 people. Sugarloaf Mound and Big Mound were among the ...
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Cahokia Mounds (IMAGE)
The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Illinois. Archaeologist Natalie Mueller's new study ...
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Field Schools
The department's Cahokia Mounds Archaeology Field School provides this opportunity for SLU students. Each summer, SLU conducts a four-week archaeological field school at the prehistoric chiefdom of ...
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Cahokia Woodhenge III
The Cahokia Woodhenge was a series of large timber circles located roughly 850 metres (2,790 ft) to the west of Monks Mound at the Cahokia archaeological site. Woodhenge III had 48 posts and was 410 ...