A small team of archaeologists and anthropologists from the University of Wyoming, Michigan State University, and the Desert ...

Researchers analyzed thousands of ancient artifacts to track native American population changes in North America before ...

The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site offers a rich, immersive experience for modern visitors. The Interpretive Center is an excellent starting point, with exhibits showcasing artifacts ...

Instead of imagining the thousands of people who once teemed on the grand plaza here, I keep returning to the fact that Cahokia Mounds in Illinois is one of only eight cultural World Heritage ...

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 Pinson Mounds complex is located within the 1,250 ... after Monks Mound at Cahokia in Illinois. The steep, wooded mound has a staircase for climbing to a viewing platform at the top, where ...

The department's Cahokia Mounds Archaeology Field School provides this opportunity ... interpret, preserve and learn from artifacts, features and ecofacts. Students learn to process, inventory, ...

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 ...

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 ...