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W_4_04 World Civilizations

W_4_04 — Mississippian Culture — Cahokia, Mound Builders, and the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex

Cahokia, located near present-day East St. Louis, Illinois, was the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico, reaching a peak population of 20,000 or more around 1050-1200 CE. The site features Monks Mound — the

Cahokia Mississippian culture mound builders Monks Mound Southeastern Ceremonial Complex SECC
W_4_19 Verified World Civilizations

W_4_19 — Mississippian Culture and Cahokia

The Mississippian culture (~800–1600 CE) was the most complex and widespread pre-Columbian society in eastern North America, characterized by large-scale earthen mound construction, intensive maize agriculture, hierarchi

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W_5_13 Credible World Civilizations

W_5_13 — Mississippian Decline: Cahokia Collapse and Abandonment Theories

Cahokia — the largest pre-Columbian city north of Mexico, located in the American Bottom floodplain of the Mississippi River near modern-day St. Louis, Missouri/East St. Louis, Illinois — rose rapidly around 1050 CE to b

Mississippian Cahokia collapse abandonment mound city depopulation
ZH_3_10 Verified Archaeoastronomy

ZH_3_10 — North American Mound Builders and Celestial Alignments

The mound-building cultures of eastern North America — spanning from Poverty Point (~1700 BCE) through the Adena (~800–100 BCE), Hopewell (~100 BCE–500 CE), Fort Ancient (~1000–1650 CE), and Mississippian (~800–1500 CE)

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D_1_05 Sites & Artifacts

D_1_05 — Stonehenge and the British Megalithic Complex

Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, is Britain's most iconic prehistoric monument, constructed in multiple phases between approximately 3100 and 1500 BCE — a span of over 1,600 years. The site features massive sars

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D_1_21 Verified Sites & Artifacts

D_1_21 — Cahokia & Monks Mound: North America's Largest Pre-Columbian Settlement

Cahokia, located near present-day Collinsville, Illinois, was the largest and most complex pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico, reaching its peak between approximately 1050 and 1200 CE during the Mississippian cultu

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D_1_17 Verified Sites & Artifacts

D_1_17 — Cahokia & Monks Mound

Cahokia, located near present-day Collinsville, Illinois, was the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico and the center of Mississippian culture. At its peak around 1050–1200 CE, the city covered approximately

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D_3_21 Verified Sites & Artifacts

D_3_21 — Cahokia: America's Forgotten Metropolis

Cahokia — located in the Mississippi River floodplain near present-day Collinsville, Illinois, approximately 13 km east of St. Louis, Missouri — was the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico and the center of

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