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 ...

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 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 ...

The department's Cahokia Mounds Archaeology Field School provides this opportunity for SLU students ... Field school students receive training in aspects of archaeological fieldwork, including site ...

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 ...

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill — At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Lloyd Nicks, a 35-year-old artist from Cahokia, Illinois, received a life-changing honor—his very first Grammy. he won the Grammy for ...