Thousands of these mounds were discovered in the plains and forestssome up to a hundred feet high, some overgrown hillocks, some conical, others flat-topped. Speculation was rife as to the identity of
First published in 1998 by Smithsonian Institution Press, The Cahokia Chiefdom surveys one of North America’s great archaeological sites that includes more than one hundred earthen mounds constr
The greatness of America is right under our feet. The American past - the people, battles, industry and homes - can be found not only in libraries and museums, but also in hundreds of archaeological
