The remains of women and a child have been discovered at a burial mound at Cahokia, considered North America's first city, which previously was thought to hold only men, researchers say.. A closer ...

These 5 ancient cities once ruled North America—what happened to them? Teotihuacan, Cahokia, and other metropolises featured striking religious centers, multifamily dwellings, and burial mounds ...

These ceremonial and burial mounds are one of the densest collections still existing in North America. It's clear the people who built them had a special connection to the river valley cradled ...

Cahokia was the largest pre-Columbian city in North America, and at its peak, the metropolis near modern-day St. Louis was bigger than London.

The mounds of North America have been here far longer than Mt. Vernon or the Golden Gate Bridge or any other famous building in this country. They’re of this land, literally, but belong to the ages.

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Ancient American Indians in eastern North America built a variety of earthworks over many centuries and for many different purposes. Ohio’s Adena culture, around 2,300 years ago, built conical ...

Alongside the two infants, the researchers also discovered nine other sets of remains in the burial mounds. Related Stories Ancient Greek Shipwreck With Stone Pyramid Anchors Discovered ...

Most of the approximately 106 mounds that are part of the Sny Magill Unit are conical — or round — which are likely burial mounds, said Sheila Oberreuter, the park's museum technician.

It's a product of climate change, which is causing wetter conditions across the upper Midwest, and manmade change to the river, altering its flow.

Most of the approximately 106 mounds that are part of the Sny Magill Unit are conical — or round — which are likely burial mounds, said Sheila Oberreuter, the park's museum technician.