CAHOKIA MOUNDS STATE HISTORIC SITE

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"One of the greatest cities of the world, Cahokia was larger than London was in AD 1250."

-Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Blog Posts

• University Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Settlement
• March 10, 2016.
• Preservation Group Promotes Designating Cahokia Mounds as National Park Site
• February 25, 2016
• The Mounds-America's First Cities Project
• November 19, 2015
• Prehistoric Earthworks of the Mississippi Valley 
• November 3, 2015
• America's Largest Earthwork, Cahokia's Monks Mound, May Have Been Built in Only 20 Years, Study Says
• October 19, 2015.
• Victims of Human Sacrifice at Cahokia Were Locals, Not 'Foreign' Captives, Study Finds
• September 18, 2015.
• World Heritage Sites in the United States
• May 21, 2015.
• As the river rises: Cahokia's emergence and decline linked to Mississippi River flooding
• May 15, 2015.
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Which Contain Earthworks or Monumental Architecture*
• May 12, 2015.
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Criteria and Site State of Preservation
• May 5, 2015.
• UNESCO World Heritage Center's Portal to the Heritage of Astronomy
• April 21, 2015.
• World Heritage in the United States National Park Service
• April 14, 2015.
• City of the Moon
• April 1, 2015.
• Illinois Budget Cuts Felt by Supporters of the Cahokia Mounds Historic Site
• March 6, 2015.
• Archaeology Students Discover Prehistoric Sweat Lodge at Cahokia Mounds.
• October 16, 2014.
• Recent Excavation May Reveal Cahokia Mounds Inhabitants' Beliefs
• August 15, 2014.
• Stories Hidden in Fort Ancient Teeth
• July 31, 2014.
• Ceremonial 'Axis' Road Discovered in Heart of Ancient City of Cahokia
• June 5, 2014.
• Cahokia was America's First 'Melting Pot'
• March 17, 2014.
• Epic Fire Marked 'Beginning of the End' for Ancient Culture of Cahokia, New Digs Suggest
• February 28, 2014.
• Did a Mega-Flood Doom Ancient American City of Cahokia?
• November 13, 2013.
• Cahokia Mounds Welcomes 10 Millionth Visitor Since it Became a World Heritage Site
• September 5, 2013.