Cahokia Mounds complex

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance gptkb:artifacts
burials
urban planning
astronomical alignments
wooden palisade
trade network
evidence of social stratification
evidence of complex society
evidence of warfare
evidence of agriculture
evidence of craft specialization
gptkbp:area 890 hectares
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mississippian_mound_builders
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Grand_Plaza
gptkb:Woodhenge
gptkb:Monks_Mound
gptkb:Mound_72
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Mississippian_culture
gptkbp:designation gptkb:U.S._National_Historic_Landmark
gptkbp:designationYear 1964
gptkbp:excavatedBy 19th century
gptkbp:function gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:residential_area
ceremonial center
political center
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Illinois_Historic_Preservation_Agency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cahokia Mounds complex
gptkbp:largest_mound gptkb:Monks_Mound
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Collinsville,_Illinois
gptkbp:location gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:Monks_Mound_base_area about 5.6 hectares
gptkbp:Monks_Mound_height about 30 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Cahokia_tribe
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000298
gptkbp:number_of_mounds about 80
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:original_number_of_mounds about 120
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance c. 1050–1350 CE
gptkbp:population_at_peak 10,000–20,000
gptkbp:preserved_mounds about 70
gptkbp:significance largest pre-Columbian city north of Mexico
gptkbp:status historic site
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1982
yes
198
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monks_Mound
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7