2010. 1. 17. · MONKS MOUND, CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS 2. NNE, which is repeated not only in the neighboring mounds and eastern stockade, but also in the surrounding archaeological sites. Fig.1 Monks Mound, seen from the south. It has a height of c.33 meters (Cahokia, Illinois, c.1000 AD) (Ref.47) Terrace I: Egyptian Discovery of America The early discovery of America by pharaohs. 2012. 1. 5. · Northwestern University researchers made headlines in the summer of 2011 with their paper in the Journal of Archaeological Scienc e on the analysis of copper artifacts from Cahokia, a Native American settlement in southwestern Illinois from 700 until 1400 A.D. The excavation of Cahokia and the Northwestern copper artifact research is making news again,. 2015. 9. 17. · Researchers studying the giant platform mound at the heart of the settlement of Cahokia have studied its internal structure in closer detail than ever. And their new findings suggest that the huge earthwork may have been built. 2018. 7. 11. · Cahokia Mounds is the site of a pre-Columbian Indian village directly across the Mississippi River from modern St. Louis, Missouri. This historic park lies between today's East St. Louis and Collinsville. The park. Today, Cahokia Mounds is a UNESCO World Heritage site with 2,200 acres of downtown Cahokia protected by the state of Illinois. Research at Cahokia. SLU’s Remote Sensing Lab is bringing the most advanced geospatial tools to the. A team of researchers led by John Kelly, Washington University archaeology professor, and James Brown from Northwestern University discovered a copper workshop that will provide insight into the lives of the Cahokians who leaved near the mounds more than 1,000 years ago. (Courtesy of John Kelly). 2022. 4. 3. · Cahokia covered an area of nine square miles in south-western Illinois between East St. Louis and Collinsville, but by the end of the 14th century, the splendid, vibrant city was deserted and researchers do not know why. No evidence has been found to support any of the various theories of its mysterious demise.