I visited Cahokia over the summer

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The wife and I took a trip to Cahokia this past summer. If you ever get a chance to go I highly recommend it. The place is stunning. It is something that you have to see with your own eyes to fully appreciate. The scale of the whole complex and the size of the mounds is jaw dropping, and the interpretive center is very impressive. Also, if you do get a chance to go, stay in St. Louis and drive over. The accommodations on the Illinois side leave alot to be desired and St. Louis is just a really beautiful place. Here are some pics

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[GreatMarsh]

Mind blowing. Wonderful presentation to us. I’m going right to check out website and learn about it. Thanks! Made my afternoon...!

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A couple of my picture posts are saying unapproved. If a mod could fix that it would be much appreciated.

[Hal Gorges]

What an amazing site, ...I can’t behave around sites like that, I’d have to wander over to that patch of ground in pic 3, ..Probably end up in jail....I have a hard time believing twin mounds were never at least partially excavated by someone, what’s the diameters,?

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Dont think I didnt have one eye on the ground at all times, 😂😂😂. I guess as far as their records go they dont have any evidence of an excavation of the twin mounds. I guess it is possible that some people way back when could have dug in them a bit, but they have a pretty good idea of the modern history of the mounds in the area. I cant remember the size parameters of the twin mounds but they are quite impressive and quite large.

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The twin mounds are known as mounds 59 and 60. Here is some info.

https://cahokiamounds.org/mound/mound-59/

https://cahokiamounds.org/mound/mound-60/

[Hal Gorges]

I absorbed every detail.thanks.

[gregszybala]

Great show, thanks for sharing all. Makes your mind wonder at what life was like there and then.

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Yes it does. It is mind boggling to think that they built those mounds one basket of dirt at a time.

[beatup1354]

thanks for sharing

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No problem.

[SDhunter]

Pretty awesome show. I must get there someday

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I live 1 hours from there and this is the only time I've ever been. I wish I would have went sooner. You should definitely make a special trip just to see it.

[Lindenmeier-Man]

Ty !

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You're welcome.

[tomclark]

Holy cow. Incredible. Thanks for the pics!!

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You're welcome!

[Havenhunter]

Wow! It’s been on my bucket list for years. My daughter lives just 1 1/2 hrs from there but when I mentioned a visit, she said she needed 2 months warning so she can clean her house!! 🤢 She’s not kidding either.

She did tell me several of the outlying mounds were bulldozed to make way for the interstate going through there. Archaeologists worked like crazy alongside the bulldozers to save what they could.

[Cecilia]

How such clean, clean people like me(🤥) n’ you have such dirty daughters?! At least your Princess Piglet maintaining outta town sty; mine brought her “mounds” with her from Arizona last yr!

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You should definitely make it out there. Yeah, there are alot of mounds on the Missouri side that were bulldozed to make room in St. Louis also.

[redrocks]

Amazing Andrew. Felt likeI was there. Thanks man!

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You're welcome. I hope you can make it to see it someday.

[tomf]

Terrific post. Thank you.

Some of those artifacts....wow.

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You're welcome. Yeah,their interpretive center is packed with artifacts.