The Cahokia (Miami-Illinois: kahokiaki) were an Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe and member of the Illinois Confederation; their territory was in what is now the Midwestern United States in North America.

Cahokia Mounds / kəˈhoʊkiə / (11 MS 2) [2] is the site of a Native American city (which existed c. 1050–1350 CE) [3] directly across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis. The state archaeology park lies in south-western Illinois between East St. Louis and Collinsville. [4] .

Cahokia Mounds, archaeological site occupying some 5 square miles (13 square km) on the Mississippi River floodplain opposite St. Louis, Missouri, near Cahokia and Collinsville, southwestern Illinois, U.S. The site originally consisted of about 120 mounds spread over 6 square miles (16 square km), but some of the mounds and other ancient ...

Cahokia, village, St. Clair county, southwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies along the Mississippi River, opposite St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1699 by Quebec missionaries and named for a tribe of Illinois Indians (Cahokia, meaning “Wild Geese”), it was the …

The Cahokia were an Algonquian-speaking tribe of the Illinois confederacy who were usually noted as associated with the Tamaroa tribe. At the time of European contact with the Illinois Indians, they were located in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas.

2021年4月27日 · Cahokia is thought to have begun as just another small village, one of many, located between a forest and a river on a wide plain conducive to agriculture. How it developed is unknown but archaeologists who have worked at the site claim it was most likely the construction of the largest mound – known as Monk’s Mound today – that brought ...

2014年6月15日 · Cahokia was the largest prehistoric Indian community in America north of Mexico. It covered an area of six square-miles, including at least 120 mounds of different size and function. Initial occupation during Late Woodland times (AD 700-800) included small settlements along Cahokia Creek.

2019年11月25日 · Long before the arrival or European settlers, many of America's native inhabitants lived in thriving urban centers. Cahokia in modern-day Illinois, at its peak around 1250 A.D. had a population...

2023年11月15日 · Structured around landmarks called Mounds, Cahokia was a mighty society rooted from agricultural, faith, and worship. Cahokia is located in modern day St. Louis, and in its heyday spanned over 4000 acres.

Cahokia was located right across the river from the modern-day city of Saint Louis, Missouri. The location of Cahokia and Saint Louis is not accidental. It is right at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, one of the most strategic locations in the United States.