Cahokia mounds [videorecording] : ancient metropolis / producer/director, Gray Warriner ; written by Gray Warriner, R. Orlando Duenas ; a co-production of Camera One, Cahokia Mounds Museum Society.
Based on the book City of the sun by Claudia Gellman Mink. Narrator, Jim Cissell.
Summary:
Explores the history and archaeology of the Cahokia Mounds area using natural and cultural landscapes, archaeological excavations, numerous artifacts, and discussions with researchers. An ancient metropolis, it was an artistic, cultural, and power center during the Mississippian period. Its inhabitants created the largest earthworks in America.
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