Cahokia
CountryUSA
Date1050 AD
Notable Feature30 m (Monks Mound)
RegionIllinois
About Cahokia
The largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. Monks Mound is the largest earthwork in the Americas. 20,000 to 40,000 people lived here. A stockade with watchtowers surrounded the city. The purpose of the Woodhenge calendar remains debated.
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