Cahokia was the largest city ever built in the pre-columbian United States. Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, this city of great mounds and plazas continues to capture our imagination. Join me as I explore the Cahokia in detail and discover how it helped usher in a new Mississippian order across the Eastern United States.

Introduction: 00:00
Big Bang: 6:00
Cahokia site overview: 13:29
Life at Cahokia: 28:16
Cahokian Religion: 31:20
Influence of Cahokia: 34:57
Late Cahokia: 37:54

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Sources and Bibliography:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ytHr2sGEdI5YImDvd0aTPHxPbGDg_1O0j925N2vfVZs/edit?usp=sharing