Cahokia was a pre-Columbian Native American city near present-day St. Louis, thriving from 1050 to 1350 CE. It featured massive earthen mounds, including Monks Mound, and served as a political, religious, and trade hub for the Mississippian culture. Historians, archaeologists, and educators benefit from studying its advanced urban planning, revealing early North American societal complexity.
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