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Exploring The Mysterious Cahokia Mounds, America’s Forgotten Pyramids
Cahokia Mounds are subtler, more enigmatic ... you can’t help but wonder what life was like for the people who called Cahokia home. One theory posits that Cahokia was a booming metropolis ...
Welcome winter at Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville, Illinois
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill — With the official start of winter just days away, many people will be heading to the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville, Illinois, to observe the winter solstice ...
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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, Ill. Experts believe that at one time centuries ago, Cahokia was home to up to 20,000 people. A historic cemetery for enslaved people in the New ...
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The lone remaining mound in Mound City is now closer to returning to the Osage Nation
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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What Happened to America’s First Megacity?
This so-called Woodhenge was positioned to ... (pensive music) By 1250, Cahokia was in decline. No new mounds were built, and the population began to dwindle. - [Dr. Robin] It appears that over ...