Civilization (from the Latin civis=citizen and civitas=city) is a term applied to any society which has developed a writing system, government, production of surplus food, division of labor, and urbanization. #History #Sumer #PovertyPoint #OlmecCivilization #Moundville #MinoanCivilization #MayaCivilization #IncaCivilization #GreatZimbabwe #GöbekliTepe #Egypt #Civilization #City #China #Cahokia #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-10175-en/
What Defines a Civilization?

Civilization (from the Latin civis=citizen and civitas=city) is a term applied to any society which has developed a writing system, government, production of surplus food, division of labor, and urbanization...

World History Encyclopedia
Trying to get a very basic sense of land use in Cahokia to give some non-European and colonial content in the history chunk of my zoning class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahokia #Cahokia
Cahokia - Wikipedia

Depiction of the Native American settlement of Cahokia
1000 year old Sport explained by an Archaeologist [youtube video 10m06s] #sport #chunkey #PoleAndHoop #archaeology #Cahokia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q0Dy2K38aw
1000 year old Sport explained by an Archaeologist

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🌍🗿 Cahokia’s secrets unlocked! New analysis of a massive 1124 CE wooden post reveals America’s lost megacity’s peak—transported 110 miles, symbolizing vast trade & influence. Why did it vanish? Read more: https://thedebrief.org/the-rise-and-mysterious-fall-of-cahokia-researchers-unearth-new-secrets-of-americas-greatest-lost-ancient-megacity/

@goodnews

#GoodNews #Cahokia #AncientAmerica #ArchaeologyMystery #LostCity

The Rise and Mysterious Fall of Cahokia: Researchers Unearth New Secrets of America’s Greatest 'Lost' Ancient Megacity

Science, Tech and Defense for the Rebelliously Curious.

The Debrief
A newly dated wooden monument reveals how far Cahokia’s reach extended—and how its monumental heart slowed by 1175 CE. The rise and fall of North America’s first city, told through one pole. #Archaeology #Cahokia #HumanOrigins #History https://www.anthropology.net/p/when-the-poles-fell-the-monumental
When the Poles Fell: The Monumental Heartbeat of Cahokia’s Rise and Decline

A newly dated wooden monument offers a rare glimpse into the pulse of North America’s first city—and the moment its rhythm began to fade.

Anthropology.net

"Oral, archaeological, and written evidence all show that large populations survived in all of these places by adjusting how they lived, by creating smaller scale societies that in many ways worked better for people and their environments."

#KathleenDuVal discusses her book #NativeNationsAMillenniumInNorthAmerica

https://www.youtube.com/live/GIL2bpOj70s?t=1101s

#Indigenous #NativeAmericans #NativeAmericanHistory #AncientCities #AncientAmericas #Cahokia #Hohokam #MedievalWarmPeriod #LittleIceAge #books @bookstodon

Native Nations: A Millennium in North America by Kathleen DuVal

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#Cahokia Mounds /kəˈhoʊkiə/ (11 MS 2)[2] is the site of a Native American city (which existed c. 1050–1350 CE)[3] directly across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis. The state archaeology park lies in south-
If you're coming to the 2025 #FreeCAD #NorthAmerican Meetup this August 8-10, this handy wikivoyage page should help you make the most of your visit to Central #Illinois (go see #Cahokia too tho btw) https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Springfield_(Illinois)
Springfield (Illinois) – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

Will the Cahokia Interpretive Center *ever* re-open again? It's been closed for what feels like years. So sad.

#cahokia #stl #stlouis #missouri #mo #unesco #illinois #il