Cahokia : ancient America's great city on the Mississippi / Timothy R. Pauketat.

Almost a thousand years ago, a Native American city flourished along the Mississippi River near what is now St. Louis. Cahokia was a thriving metropolis at its height, with a population of 20,000, a sprawling central plaza, and scores of spectacular earthen mounds. The city gave rise to a new cultur...

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Main Author:	Pauketat, Timothy R.
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009.
Series:	Penguin library of American Indian history.
Subjects:	Mississippian culture > Illinois > Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park. Excavations (Archaeology) > Illinois > Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park (Ill.) American Bottom (Ill.) > Antiquities.
Physical Description:	194 pages : map ; 20 cm.
Variant Title:	Ancient America's great city on the Mississippi.
Format:	Book