Tuesday 24 November 2009

198 US - Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (1982)

Brief Description

"Cahokia Mounds, some 13 km north-east of St Louis, Missouri, is the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. It was occupied primarily during the Mississippian period (800–1400), when it covered nearly 1,600 ha and included some 120 mounds. It is a striking example of a complex chiefdom society, with many satellite mound centres and numerous outlying hamlets and villages. This agricultural society may have had a population of 10–20,000 at its peak between 1050 and 1150. Primary features at the site include Monks Mound, the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas, covering over 5 ha and standing 30 m high."

卡俄基亚土丘历史遗址
"卡俄基亚土丘历史遗址位于密苏里州圣路易斯城东北部 约13公里处,这是哥伦布发现美洲前墨西哥以北地区最大的聚居地。该遗址主要在密西西比纪(公元800年至1400年)时期开始有人类居住,占地1600 公顷,包括120个土丘。该遗址是古代部落社会的典型样例,以类似中心城和卫星城的模式进行规划,在中心城市周围有许多小村庄。这个农业社会在其鼎盛时期 (约公元1050年至1150年间)约有人口1万至2万。在这个遗址上我们还可以找到一些远古建筑,例如当地的寺庙丘,这是美洲大陆上最大的史前土木工 程,占地超过5公顷,高约30米。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/198


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