Cahokia Mounds may not be aesthetically pristine ... was the clear evidence of ritual human sacrifice. Archaeologists excavating Mound 72, as they labeled it, found the remains of 53 women ...

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982, stands as the largest prehistoric Native American settlement north of Mexico. This sprawling complex ...

The Cahokia Woodhenge was a series of large timber circles located roughly 850 metres (2,790 ft) to the west of Monks Mound at the Cahokia archaeological site. Woodhenge III had 48 posts and was 410 ...

The largest mound is Sauls’ Mound, at 72 feet the second tallest mound in North America, after Monks Mound at Cahokia ... mounds, each about 23 feet tall and 80 feet in diameter. Partial ...

The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Illinois. Archaeologist Natalie Mueller's new study ...

Even today, many mounds remain in nearby Cahokia, Illinois. Experts believe that at one time centuries ago, Cahokia was home to up to 20,000 people. Sugarloaf Mound and Big Mound were among the ...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – There were no injuries after a house was destroyed and another was left damaged overnight Wednesday morning after two fires in Cahokia Heights. The first fire took place ...

With the official start of winter just days away, many people will be heading to the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville, Illinois, to observe the winter solstice. 5 On Your Side ...

The department's Cahokia Mounds Archaeology Field School provides this opportunity ... including site survey and mapping, excavation and recording techniques, artifact identification, analysis, ...