The Archaeological Conservancy
mark michel
Expeditions
Cahokia was occupied by the Mississippians from approximately a.d. 700 to 1400. Thousands of people lived there.
Cahokia and the Middle Mississippian Culture When: September 5 – 8, 2013 Where: Missouri and Illinois How Much: $795 ($145 single supplement)
Join us on our exploration of the phenomenal earthworks of Cahokia and the central Mississippi and Illinois River Valleys. Inhabited around a.d. 700 to 1400, Cahokia was the premier Mississippian town and the center of the most sophisticated prehistoric Indian civilization north of Mexico. This ancient city, located across the Mississippi River from what is now St. Louis, covered nearly six square miles and was home to thousands of people. Monks Mound, the great platform mound in Cahokia’s
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central ceremonial area, is the largest prehistoric earthen construction in the New World. In addition to Cahokia, we’ll visit Mastodon State Historic site, which has provided evidence of humans hunting Ice Age elephants, and Dickson Mounds, a Mississippian mound and village center that flourished 800 years ago and today boasts a state-of-the-art interactive museum. Midwest archaeological experts will join you on this fascinating trip.
summer • 2013
