What Makes Cahokia One of North America’s Greatest Ancient Sites?

What Makes Cahokia One of North America’s Greatest Ancient Sites?

Long before the arrival of European explorers and colonizers, the lands that made up what would become known as the New World were already home to huge, sprawling cities. Locations such as the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, the Incan city of Cusco, and the Mayan city of Tikal were home to immense buildings along with thousands of people.   Stories of these urban centers and the incredible wealth they contained drove more and more explorers to se…