This UNESCO World Heritage site in Collinsville, Illinois, lets visitors climb a 100-foot earthen mound built nearly a thousand years ago.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The interpretive center at the Cahokia Mounds State Historic site in Collinsville closed down in March 2022 for the first major ...

The mother of Native North America -- Supernova -- Walking into Cahokia -- The original rolling stones -- Ghosts of archaeologists -- Discovery at Mound 72 -- Twin heroes -- American Indian royalty -- ...

Monk's Mound in Cahokia Mounds State Park, on U.S. 40, east of Fairmont City and west of Collinsville, is the world's largest man-made earthen memorial. It merits a visit from every loyal Illinois ...

Just across the river from St. Louis, in the heart of the American Midwest, lies an exciting testament to the ingenuity and ...

The making of a Cahokia archaeologist -- The Illinois archaeological survey and the prehistory of Cahokia -- Early investigations into the Great Mounds -- The destruction of the Powell and Murdock ...