Just changed my mind about Native American earthworks after visiting Cahokia Mounds last weekend

I always figured those mounds were just random piles of dirt, but seeing Monks Mound up close and learning it took 300 years to build with hand baskets of soil really hit different. Has anyone else had a site completely flip how you thought about an ancient culture?

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adam_butler3817d ago

Well, there goes my theory that they were just giant anthills.

holly89817d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly, imagine the sheer amount of bugs it would take to build a hill that size. Ngl, that'd be a nightmare.