An aerial view of the 100-foot-high Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas. Courtesy of Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site The ...
The interpretive center at the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site will be temporarily closed during a $5 million renovation of the building for at least a year, but the site will remain open for ...
Imagine for a moment that you are paddling up the Mississippi River near present-day St. Louis -- about 600 years ago. In the distance you notice a huge, flat-topped earthen mound. Stairs on its front ...