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Cahokia - Monk's Mound
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Submitted by | AKFisher |
Added | Sep 14 2023 |
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Description
In the 1800s illustrations of mounds were often exaggerated & distorted. This is an 1887 depiction of Monk's Mound showing how it got its name. A monk once did live on the summit.
Image courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
Image courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).
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