Cahokia: America’s Forgotten Ancient Mega-City

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Source/Further reading:

World History Encyclopedia: www.worldhistory.org/cahokia/ 

Britannica, overview:  www.britannica.com/place/Cahokia-Mounds 

Guardian, Lost Cities: Cahokia: www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/17/lost-cities…

Nat Geo, America’s Forgotten City: www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/americ…

Nat Geo, why was Cahokia abandoned? www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/why…

BBC, The US’s lost ancient megacity: www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210412-the-us-lost-an…

NPR, Climactic effects on Cahokia: www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/10/513963490/…

Woodhenge: drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-cahokia-woo…

Cahokia visitor numbers: www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-trav-cahokia-moun…