I think they were just starting out when I was there.
There were some exhibits about the culture, but mostly it was just the
mounds. I think the steps on Monk's Mound might have already been built.
I remember some kind of steps going up one of the mounds.
There's a Mississippian site in North Carolina at Town Creek. That's
what attracted me to Cahokia when I saw it. Their culture spread over
700 miles away into what is now the southern Piedmont of North Carolina.
From: Bob Sullivan
John,
Cahokia Mounds has become a big archelogical dig since the early 70's.
It's a huge Native American city from the early farming days.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 12:00 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
From: Mark C
On 7/2/2012 5:45 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Mark, Cahokia Mounds in 112F heat. Are you crazy? Regards, Bob S.
We really took in in everything in the interpretive center and added to
our collection of R. Carlos Nakai CD's. We walked the 5 flights up to
the mid point on Monk's Mound and then called it quits. I'd love to get
back there in early spring or late autumn to see the view from Monk's
Mound with no leaves on the trees - hopefully to see the full remains of
the city. It was a fun day, though way too hot!
MCC
Looked up Cahokia Mounds, and it turns out I've been there. It was some time
in 1971 - 1972, one of those trips that starts out with "It seemed like a
good idea at the time."
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