The interpretive center at Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville, Illinois, is very informative without becoming too cerebral. We really enjoyed looking at the archaeological artifacts from the area and the recreated village from a people who lived there some 800 years ago. Some of the dig sites are even preserved on the pavement where paint marks the locations of walls and poles. We learned about flint knapping, the tattoo methods of the time, and a game called Chunky. We marveled at the intricate figures and articles of jewelry. And we wondered about one display that contrasts the sizes of the Great Pyramid in Egypt, the step pyramid at Chichen Itza, and Monks Mound just across the highway from the interpretive center. Since we haven't stood at the bases of the former sites, we have stood at the foot of Monks Mound (and climbed the ten stories to the top), so this helped us envision how large they are.
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