Cahokia was a Melting Pot

[CMD]

New research indicates that at any given time during it's existence of several centuries, approximately 1/3 of Cahokia's population was made up of immigrants to the urban center.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113086667/native-american-cahokia-city-melting-pot-030414/

[Ron Kelley]

Thanks Charlie, Interesting read. I guess the number
of people in Cahokia was the biggest surprise to me.

[OnewiththewilD]

i can believe it. not that i know much about it, but i can envision it being multi-cultural,just like almost every other city across the world thru out time.its basic humanity,people follow people and move to were theres opportunity.

[rmartin]

Thanks for that Charlie. I have been to Cahokia many, many times and will be there again Saturday, I will try to get some new pics of the site!

[CMD]

rmartin wrote:

Thanks for that Charlie. I have been to Cahokia many, many times and will be there again Saturday, I will try to get some new pics of the site!

  Great! Here's another story:

http://www.livescience.com/43896-cahokia-ancient-city-immigrants.html

[Ron Kelley]

"more than 100 deer that were cooked and consumed in a single event."
Now that's my kind of party. Here at my place we have a big party
and cook a whole deer: Small potatoes compared to a Cahokia party.

[rmartin]

[QUOTE]CMD wrote:

Thanks for that Charlie. I have been to Cahokia many, many times and will be there again Saturday, I will try to get some new pics of the site!

  Great! Here's another story:

http://www.livescience.com/43896-cahokia-ancient-city-immigrants.html

  Charlie and whoever else is interested....I took over 70 pictures at Cahokia on Saturday. It is going to take me a few days to sort things out with the pics I already have so keep an eye out for it. I am also going to lock the thread until I am finished.