Cahokia and Sunwatch Village

Cahokia

Cahokia is an archaeological site Amerindian located near Collinsville (Illinois), in the plain of the Mississippi River in the southwest of the state near the city of St. Louis (Missouri). Is formed by a series of hills or mounds artificial earth. Cahokia is the largest field related to Mississippian culture, which developed an advanced society in eastern North America before the arrival of Europeans. It is estimated that Cahokia was founded four centuries before the arrival of Christopher Columbus to America. The Cahokia mounds were classified as designated National Historic Landmark (National Historic Landmark) on July 19th of ...