Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Cahokia Mounds, some 13 km north-east of St Louis, Missouri, is the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. It was occupied primarily during the Mississippian period (800–1400), when it covered nearly 1,600 ha and included some 120 mounds. It is a striking example of a complex chiefdom society, with many satellite mound centres and numerous outlying hamlets and villages. This agricultural society may have had a population of 10–20,000 at its peak between 1050 and 1150. Primary features at the site include Monks Mound, the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas, covering over 5 ha and standing 30 m high.
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Cahokia Mounds is the most comprehensive example of Pre-Columbian civilizations in the Mississipi region, dating from 900-1600. It can be seen in the form of mounds, used for defense or as tumuli.
The area had a pre-urban population of 10.000. Their space was divided in living quarters, rooms for specialized activities (ateliers for manufacturing necklaces have been found) and public ceremonial areas. Earth and wood were used as materials. Cultivated lands were placed outside the borders of the living space.
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