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Mound Builders
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Many pre-Columbian cultures in North America were collectively termed "Mound Builders", but the term has no formal meaning. It does not refer to specific people or archaeological culture but refers to
Monks Mound, built c. 950–1100 CE and located at the Cahokia Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site near Collinsville, Illinois, is the largest pre-Columbi
Monks Mound, built c. 950–1100 CE and located at the Cahokia Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site near Collinsville, Illinois, is the largest pre-Columbian earthwork in America north of Mesoamerica.
A mound diagram of the platform mound showing the multiple layers of mound construction, mound structures such as temples or mortuaries, ramps with lo
A mound diagram of the platform mound showing the multiple layers of mound construction, mound structures such as temples or mortuaries, ramps with log stairs, and prior structures under later layers, multiple terraces, and intrusive burials
Illustration of the Parkin site, thought to be the capital of the province of Casqui visited by de Soto
Illustration of the Parkin site, thought to be the capital of the province of Casqui visited by de Soto
Engraving after Jacques le Moyne, showing the burial of a Timucua chief
Engraving after Jacques le Moyne, showing the burial of a Timucua chief
Cahokia
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The Cahokia Mounds is the site of a Native American city directly across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis. The state archaeology park lies in south-western Illinois between East St. Lo
Mound Builders
…hunter-gatherer culture, rather than a more settled culture based on agricultural surpluses. The best-known flat-topped pyramidal structure is Monks Mound at Cahokia, near present-day Collinsville, Illinois. This community was the center of the Mississippian culture. This mound appears to have been the main ceremonial…
Monks Mound is the largest earthen structure at Cahokia (for scale, people below and on top). About 80 earthen mounds or earthworks survive at the arc
Monks Mound is the largest earthen structure at Cahokia (for scale, people below and on top). About 80 earthen mounds or earthworks survive at the archeology site out of perhaps as many as 120 at the city's apex.
A human sacrifice of fifty-three women at Cahokia
A human sacrifice of fifty-three women at Cahokia
Illustration of the central plaza at Cahokia as it may have looked at its peak 1050–1350 AD
Illustration of the central plaza at Cahokia as it may have looked at its peak 1050–1350 AD