Woodhenge at Cahokia. To the west of Monks Mound is a series of five circles, each originally made of red cedar wood posts and constructed at different times between A.D. 900 and 1100.

CAHOKIA, Ill. — More than 1,000 ... Wittry discovered Woodhenge in 1961 when he spent four months conducting an archeological excavation of what was then the proposed route of an interstate highway.

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) _ The Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site will welcome spring with a special dawn event at the “Woodhenge” solar calendar. The March 22 ceremony will be followed … ...

Cahokia, with its 30m Monk's Mound pyramid, was a cultural hub for 250 years—before its peoples vanished. ... At the Woodhenge circle of posts that served as an astronomical observatory, ...

Cahokia contains ongoing archaeological work as a UNESCO site. The area was eventually abandoned by the indigenous peoples around 1400 A.D., due to floods, droughts, resource scarcity and other ...

Cahokia Mounds staff host sunrise observation events at Woodhenge the Sunday closest to each solstice and equinox. Location : 30 Ramey St., Collinsville, IL 62234 Hours : The grounds and trails ...

Cahokia Mounds is een voorbeeld van een complexe leiderschapscultuur met veel afgelegen gehuchten en dorpen. Op z'n piek (1050-1150) kende deze agrarische samenleving een bevolking van tussen de ...

You'll need to bundle up if you'd like to welcome the official start of winter at the Cahokia Mounds. The winter solstice sunrise observance will take place at 7 a.m. Sunday at the Woodhenge site ...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Visitors to the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in the southern Illinois community of Collinsville will get a glimpse at a sacred moment in the lives of Native Americans ...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Visitors to the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in the southern Illinois community of Collinsville will get a glimpse at a sacred moment in the lives of Native ...