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The Mound Builders were a group of early Native Americans who created the largest city (and the only one like it) north of Mexico during the early history of North America. Researchers believe between 15,000 and 25,000 people lived in Cahokia at it's height of power. Many of their creations still can be seen in Illinois and archaeologists are working to learn more about their civilization and  preserving the artifacts which they left behind.

 
Monk's Mound - the largest. How did it get it's name?

The following sites will help you learn about the Mound Builders that
created the city now called Cahokia.

Cahokia
http://www.cabrillo.edu/~crsmith/cahokia.html
Recreation of Mound City
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/feature/riverlif.htm
Links Page
http://www.siue.edu/CAHOKIAMOUNDS/cmlinks.htm
Site Map and Tour
http://medicine.wustl.edu/%7Emckinney/cahokia/cahokia.html
Cahokia Surprise
http://www.archaeology.org/9805/newsbriefs/cahokia.html
Artifacts
http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/up/upi.html
Mighty Cahokia
http://he.net/~archaeol/9605/abstracts/cahokia.html
Mississippian Artifacts
http://www.mississippian-artifacts.com/
Easy overview
http://www.d158.s-cook.k12.il.us/mounds.htm
Sampling Monk’s Mound
http://www.archaeology.org/9901/newsbriefs/monks.html
SIUE Site – many, many links
http://www.siue.edu/CAHOKIAMOUNDS/
Washington Post – Ancient Cahokia
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/daily/march/12/cahokia.htm
Ancient Architects of the Mississippi
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/feature/feature.htm