Cahokia: The City America Forgot

Cahokia: The City America ForgotAround the year 1050, a city rose along the Mississippi River that was larger than London at the time. It had massive earthen mounds, a vast central plaza, and tens of thousands of people. Today, most Americans have never heard of it.This is the story of Cahokia — the largest and most complex pre-Columbian city north of Mexico — and how it was built, why it declined, and why it was later erased from the American story.We look at: How Cahokia rose so quickly around 1050 CE Life at its peak, including Monks Mound and the Grand Plaza The evidence from Mound 72 and what it may actually mean Why the population began to fall after 1200 The 19th-century “lost race” myth and the destruction of mounds How the city was finally recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site From the top of Monks Mound today, you can see the Gateway Arch across the river. Two monuments, built roughly 800 years apart, facing each other.If this changed how you think about American history, subscribe. Next episode, we’re going somewhere just as forgotten. Drop a comment with the lost civilization you want us to cover next.#Cahokia #NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #MoundBuilders #MississippianCulture #ForgottenHistory #UNESCO #MonksMound