ENGL 3860: Introduction Slide Deck
ENGL 3860: Introduction Slide Deck ENGL 3860: Introduction Slide Deck
Cahokia as it may have appeared c. 1150 CE; painting by Michael Hampshire. Cahokia was first occupied in AD 700 and flourished for approximately four centuries (c. 950–1350). It reached a peak population of as many as 20,000 individuals and was the most extensive urban centre in prehistoric America north of Mexico and the primary centre of the Middle Mississippian culture. The area was later named Cahokia (meaning “Wild Geese”) for a group of Illinois peoples that inhabited the area in the 18th century.
The Cahokia Site in its geographic and topographic context with Monk's Mound at center right. The Cahokia Site in its geographic and topographic context with Monk's Mound at center right. The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Within the 2,200-acre tract, located a few miles west of Collinsville, Illinois, lie the archaeological remnants of the central section of the ancient settlement that is today known as Cahokia.
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Cahokia as it may have appeared c. 1150 CE; painting by Michael Hampshire.<br />
Cahokia was first occupied in AD 700<br />
and flourished for approximately four<br />
centuries (c. 950–1350). It reached a<br />
peak population of as many as<br />
20,000 individuals and was the most<br />
extensive urban centre in prehistoric<br />
America north of Mexico and<br />
the primary centre of the<br />
Middle Mississippian culture. The area<br />
was later named Cahokia (meaning<br />
“Wild Geese”) for a group<br />
of Illinois peoples that inhabited the<br />
area in the 18th century.
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