The Mounds-America's First Cities Project

October, 31, 2015.

Suzanne Kutterer-Siburt, guest post on the Prehistoric Earthworks of the Mississippi Valley Blog, has written a brief informative post about the efforts to designate Cahokia Mounds as a National Park or Monument in addition to its status as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

"The project is in the process of being submitted to Congress and the National Parks Service for consideration to pass a bill Elevating the National Status of Cahokia Mounds and thematically-connected Mound Complexes deemed significant and in public ownership as a non-contiguous National Historical Park and/or, alternatively, calls upon President Barack Obama to exercise his authority by executive order to designate Cahokia Mounds as a National Monument. The Mounds – America’s First Cities project covers both the Greater St Louis and Illinois Metro East area. "

-Suzanne Kutterer-Siburt, Prehistoric Earthworks of the Mississippi Valley Blog.

To read the full post, click here.

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• November 3, 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.