Cahokia
archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
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Summary
Cahokia is an archaeological site[1]. Cahokia ranks in the top 0.15% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,629 views/month, #5 of 3,303).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Collinsville[3]
- Country: United States[4], Ramey state[5]
- Instance of: Illinois state park[6], ancient city[7]
- Maintained by: Illinois Historic Preservation Division[8]
- Location: East St. Louis[9], Collinsville[10], St. Clair County[11]
- Part of: Mississippian culture[12]
- Commons category: Cahokia[13]
- Has part(s): Monks Mound[14]
- Inception: 1050[15]
- Coordinate location: 38.653888888889, -90.064444444444[16]
- Official website: http://www.cahokiamounds.org/[17]
- Population: 20,000[18]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
- Capital of: Ramey state[20]
- Heritage designation: National Historic Landmark[21], World Heritage Site[22], National Register of Historic Places listed place[23]
- Present in work: Civilization V[24]
- Different from: Cahokia[25]
- Area: 4000[26], 541[27]
- Culture: Mississippian culture[28]
- World Heritage criteria: (iii)[29], (iv)[30]
- Significant place: Collinsville[31]
- P14541: 1yVzBs[32]
Why It Matters
Cahokia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Cahokia is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]