We’re standing on a roadside at the edge of a muddy expanse. While I’m wearing rubber boots, Tim Pauketat is going to get his feet wet. He left his waterproof boots in Indiana, but this won’t stop him from tromping out into the soggy, overgrown remains of the ancient city of Cahokia.
Water is as much a feature of this site as the mounds that define the ancient city of Cahokia
[Credit: L. Brian Stauffer]

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Source: archeo