Archaeological Sites
Cahokia Mounds
Mississippian · 800 to 1400 CE · Collinsville, IL
UnsolvedThe prize. Largest pre-Columbian city N of Mexico; UNESCO
Where. Collinsville, IL
Status. Unsolved
Where. Collinsville, IL
Status. Unsolved
The account
A Mississippian metropolis of ~10,000 to 20,000 with massive earthen pyramids and a 'Woodhenge' calendar, abandoned by ~1400.
Leads, where the trail points now
- Pin down the most specific last-known position in the record before going; the search centers on Collinsville, IL.
- What you are chasing is Largest pre-Columbian city N of Mexico; UNESCO. Work the documented record of Cahokia Mounds back to primary sources and separate what is attested from folklore.
- PROTECTED state historic site, digging/detecting is illegal (NAGPRA, ARPA). For history, not hunting.
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