Cahokia was a major city in the area that is now the US state of Illinois
for several hundred years. About 15,000 people once called this city home,
but it was entirely abandoned by the end of the 14th century, and no one
knows why.
At least one theory that deforestation and exploitation of the land around
Cahokia produced excessive erosion and local flooding, rendering the area
uninhabitable for Native Americans, has been disproven by research released
last year.
for several hundred years. About 15,000 people once called this city home,
but it was entirely abandoned by the end of the 14th century, and no one
knows why.
At least one theory that deforestation and exploitation of the land around
Cahokia produced excessive erosion and local flooding, rendering the area
uninhabitable for Native Americans, has been disproven by research released
last year.
