Monks Mound was the dominant edifice in a city that anthropologists call Cahokia.

Despite its history, Monks Mound might disappoint an eager pilgrim on a first visit.

In its prime, Monks Mound was reserved for the elite.

A large plaza located adjacent to Monks Mound was a place where games and public rituals took place.

Evidence of another timber circle was discovered near Mound 72, to the south of Monks Mound.

Beyond Monks Mound, as many as 120 more mounds stood at varying distances from the city center.

This post is aligned with the north/south axis with a point on the southwest corner of Monks Mound.

Monks Mound had at least ten separate periods of mound construction over a 200-year period.

He was trying to locate the high-status building (temple or palace) presumed to have stood at the peak of Monks Mound.

Monks Mound is larger at its base than the Great Pyramid of Giza.