Cahokia Mounds

American  

noun

1. a group of very large prehistoric Indian earthworks in southwestern Illinois, consisting of mounds with flat tops that supported temples and other structures of mud and thatch.

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Cahokia Mounds British  

/ kəˈhəʊkɪə /

plural noun

1. the largest group of prehistoric Indian earthworks in the US, located northeast of East St Louis

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Example Sentences

Key to that project was Bill Iseminger, head of the Historic Preservation Commission and assistant site manager at Cahokia Mounds, Schusky said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2016

The Democrat and East St. Louis native on Thursday sent a letter asking President Obama to declare the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville as a national monument.

From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2016

We need to remember the people who passed here long ago, like those at the Cahokia Mounds in Illinois or the site of the Terracotta Army of Xi’an, China.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2014

This prehistoric approach to metalworking was part of a metallurgical analysis of copper artifacts left behind by the Mississippians of the Cahokia Mounds, who lived in southwestern Illinois from 700 until 1400 A.D.

From US News • Jun. 15, 2011

For a long time, the Cahokia Mounds were essentially ignored, and many of them were flattened for farming and development, but now there’s an impressive visitors’ center.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2010