Cahokia Mounds’ population started to decline around 1200 AD, not due to a declining birth rate, but because people moved out. Possible reasons for the decline include climate change, a mini ...

Retired archaeologist and Cahokia Mounds assistant manager Bill Iseminger spekas to a gathered crowd at a Fall Equinox observation ceremony in Cahokia Heights National Historic Site on Sept. 22, 2024.

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill — 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 ...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is one of the most studied Native American sites in the country. Recently, Saint Louis University professors, students and visiting ...

Retired archaeologist and Cahokia Mounds assistant manager Bill Iseminger spekas to a gathered crowd at a Fall Equinox observation ceremony in Cahokia Heights National Historic Site on Sept. 22, 2024.

More information: Caitlin G Rankin et al, Correlating Late-Holocene climate change and population dynamics at Cahokia Mounds (American Bottom, USA), The Holocene (2024). DOI: 10.1177/09596836241254488 ...

Nine hundred years ago, the Cahokia Mounds settlement just across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis bustled with roughly 50,000 people in the metropolitan area, making it one of the ...

COLLINSVILLE -- The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, an ancient treasure of Indian culture in St. Louis’ backyard, has been so hurt by Illinois funding cuts that a nonprofit society ...

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The site is open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

COLLINSVILLE • The support group for the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site has been awarded a $100,000 grant for digital projects from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Cahokia Mounds, an area located in Southern Illinois, is rich in history, but also offers some bits of a mystery about its early settlers. Known for its manmade mounds, the unique layout of land ...