Cahokia: America’s Forgotten Ancient Mega-City

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Source/Further reading:

World History Encyclopedia: https://www.worldhistory.org/cahokia/ 

Britannica, overview:  https://www.britannica.com/place/Caho...

Guardian, Lost Cities: Cahokia: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/20...

Nat Geo, America’s Forgotten City: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ma...

Nat Geo, why was Cahokia abandoned? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/en...

BBC, The US’s lost ancient megacity: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20...

NPR, Climactic effects on Cahokia: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/...

Woodhenge: https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/20...

Cahokia visitor numbers: https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel...