Cahokia: The Rise and Dispersal of a Mississippian City Eight centuries before the founding of the United States, North America witnessed the rise of a powerful and complex urban center: Cahokia. From 1050–1200 CE, Cahokia flourished as a Mississippian metropolis—complete with monumental platform mounds, vast plazas, a sophisticated social hierarchy, long-distance trade networks, and astronomical observatories. For a time, it may have been the largest city in North America, rivaling European urb

The Rise and Fall of Cahokia: America's Lost Civilization