New Evidence May Solve Mystery of America’s Huge Ancient City0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- December 2, 2016
Mississippi floods shaped the rise and fall of the prehistoric metropolis known as Cahokia.
Mississippi floods shaped the rise and fall of the prehistoric metropolis known as Cahokia.
Long before Columbus reached the Americas, Cahokia was the biggest, most cosmopolitan city north of Mexico. Yet by 1350 it had been deserted by its native inhabitants the Mississippians – and no one is sure why