Cahokia Mounds

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:area 890 hectares
gptkbp:associatedRiver gptkb:Illinois_River
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:Missouri_River
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mississippian_culture
gptkbp:bufferZone 2,159 hectares
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Mississippian_culture
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_period Mississippian
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Warren_K._Moorehead
19th century
gptkbp:feature gptkb:Monks_Mound
gptkbp:function gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:city
gptkb:residential_area
ceremonial center
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter gptkb:Cahokia_Mounds_Museum_and_Interpretive_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cahokia Mounds
gptkbp:latitude 38.6558
gptkbp:location gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:longitude -90.0627
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Illinois_Historic_Preservation_Agency
gptkbp:namedAfter Cahokia tribe (though not built by them)
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Collinsville,_Illinois
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Woodhenge
gptkb:Monks_Mound
gptkb:Mound_72
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000298
gptkbp:number_of_mounds about 80
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:original_number_of_mounds about 120
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:U.S._National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkb:U.S._National_Historic_Landmark_District
National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance c. 1050–1350 CE
gptkbp:population_at_peak 10,000–20,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:U.S._National_Historic_Landmark
gptkbp:region gptkb:Greater_St._Louis
gptkbp:significance largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico
gptkbp:significantEvent decline after 1350 CE
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii), (iv)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1982
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:East_St._Louis,_Illinois
gptkb:Greater_St._Louis_area
gptkb:St._Louis_metropolitan_area
gptkb:Mississippian_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5