Description
Cahokia Mounds is the largest pre-Columbian settlement in Northern Mexico. It was primarily occupied during the Mississippian period (800–1400), and includes around 120 mounds. This archaeological site is a remarkable example of a complex chiefdom society, featuring many satellite mound centers, multiple outlying hamlets, and villages. At its peak between 1050 and 1150, this agricultural society may have had a population of 10,000 to 20,000. However, it’s important to note that Cahokia was not the first Mound Builder society- there were Mound Builder sites in Louisiana and Ohio that predated it.