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Deutsch: Künstlerische Darstellung von Cahokia in Illinois, der größten Siedlung der Mississippi-Kultur . Sie zeigt den großen, sogenannten Mönchshügel im Zentrum und den Zentralen Platz südlich davon. Der zentrale Bezirk ist von einer Palisade umfasst. Drei weitere Plätze liegen westlich, nördlich und östlich des Mönchshügels. Links unten im Bild ist der Woodhenge -Kreis aus Zedernholzpfählen zu sehen.
English: Artists conception of the Mississippian culture Cahokia Mounds Site in Illinois. The illustration shows the large Monks Mound at the center of the site with the Grand Plaza to its south. This central precinct is encircled by a palisade. Three other plazas surround Monks Mound to the west, north and east. To the west of the western plaza is the Woodhenge circle of cedar posts.
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Author Heironymous Rowe
Camera location 38° 39′ 14″ N, 90° 03′ 52″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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Artists conception of the Mississippian culture Cahokia Mounds Site in Illinois. The illustration shows the large Monks Mound at the center of the site with the Grand Plaza to its south. This central precinct is encircled by a palisade. Three other p

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