12 Facts About Cahokia

Today, the Cahokia Mounds are considered to be the largest and most complex archaeological site north of the great pre-Columbian cities in Mexico.

Cahokia Mounds is a National Historic Landmark and a designated site for state protection.

In celebration of the 2018 Illinois state bicentennial, the Cahokia Mounds were selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component .

Cahokia became the most important center for the Mississippian culture.

Cahokia was located in a strategic position near the confluence of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois rivers.

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Cahokia's control of the manufacture and distribution of these hand tools was an important economic activity that allowed the city to thrive.

At the high point of its development, Cahokia was the largest urban center north of the great Mesoamerican cities in Mexico and Central America.

Population of Cahokia began to decline during the 13th century, and the site was abandoned by around 1350.

High-status central district of Cahokia was surrounded by a 2-mi-long palisade that was equipped with protective bastions.

Cahokia began referring to the circles as "woodhenges", comparing the structures to England's well-known circles at Woodhenge and Stonehenge.

Cahokia Mounds was first protected by the state of Illinois in 1923 when its legislature authorized purchase of a state park.

Mississippian-era priest, in the 13th century, Cahokia metropolis, holding a ceremonial flint mace and severed sacrificial head.