Cahokia Mounds, some 13 km north-east of St Louis, Missouri, is the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico.
It was occupied primarily during the Mississippian period (800–1400), when it covered nearly 1,600 ha and included some 120 mounds.
It is a striking example of a complex chiefdom society, with many satellite mound centres and numerous outlying hamlets and villages.
This agricultural society may have had a population of 10–20,000 at its peak between 1050 and 1150.
Primary features at the site include Monks Mound, the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas, covering over 5 ha and standing 30 m high.
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