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 ...

Cahokia Mounds is the largest archaeological site in the Americas north of Mexico. 80 mounds remain from an original tally of 120. Collapse: Poll Delivers Blow to Trump NASA's Perseverance rover ...

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.

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.

The earliest campsites at Cahokia have been dated to 700 B.C., but it was nearly 1,400 years later before agriculture and mound-building began. Monks Mound was built over a 300-year period, from ...

The mounds slumped. By the time French missionaries arrived in 1735, little of the past was left. The name Monk's Mound reflects their arrival rather than the importance of the work's creators.

Monk's Mound in Cahokia Mounds State Park, on U.S. 40, east of Fairmont City and west of Collinsville, is the world's largest man-made earthen memorial. It merits a visit from ...

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 ...

James Lee III’s “Visions of Cahokia” explores the birth and death of a Native American city that was settled around 600 B.C. in a section of southern Illinois near St. Louis.

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville is offering a chance to explore Native American culture next month. The historic site has scheduled "American Indian ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Cahokia Mounds Illinois State Historic Site near Collinsville is open daily, free of charge, although a donation of $2 for adults and $1 for children is suggested.