Cahokia, America’s Ancient City: Part 2

The ancient city of Cahokia sits just outside modern St. Louis. Archaeologists date the site to 1000 AD and lump it under the umbrella term Mississippian, referring to a suite of cultural traits found at sites throughout the Midwest. At Cahokia, mysteries abound. Why did the people create huge pyramidal mounds? What purpose did the [...]

Cahokia, America’s Ancient City

Throughout North America, you will find long-abandoned cities lying in ruins. These cities resemble modern metropolises in only the most superficial ways. They were population centers, like New York or Chicago, but they had no cars, no skyscrapers, no airports. In the American Southwest, places like Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde show us how a [...]