Monks Mound
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Monks Mound is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica. The beginning of its construction dates from 900 to 955 CE. Located at the Cahokia Moun
Monks Mound in summer. The concrete staircase follows the approximate course of the ancient wooden stairs
Monks Mound from the side showing the 2 terraces.
Looking over the Cahokia Mounds site from the top of Monks Mound
The Mississippian period is an archaeological cultural era in the history of the Southern United States and adjacent areas of the Eastern Woodlands spanning the end of the 10th century to the 16th cen
Monks Mound
…present extent, but recent excavations have revealed that slumping was a problem even while the mound was being made. Construction of Monks Mound by the Mississippian culture began about 900–950 CE, on a site that had already been occupied by buildings. The original concept seems to have been a much smaller mound, now buried…
Willoughby disc, engraved paint palette, Mississippian tradition, Moundville, Alabama, 1300 1450 AD, ploughed up 1860, shale Native American collection Peabody Museum, Harvard University DSC06065
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