Cahokia Indian mound yesterday

Here are some photos from yesterday. This is the largest pre-Colombian Indian site north of Mexico and the largest earthen Indian mounds in the Americas. Monks Mound contains 22 million cubic feet of earth with a base covering sixteen acres. The dirt was excavated and carried on the backs of workers over a period of 150-200 years. It is 110' high at top -third largest pyramid in North America. Cahokia was a real urban city of its day and covered 4000 acres with over 120 mounds.






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Location:Collinsville IL near St. Louis