January 23, 2013 Lost City of Cahokia

[Griff]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

They've know it was there for a long time, part of a chain of "urban" centers stretching as far as Florida. Being off limits to amateurs, and not much chance of finding treasure, it's left to the government to explore. What the proposed bridge brought was the money and mandate to dig into the details of the layout and construction.

One of my old fencing buddies is an archeologist who does these kinds of digs. It is interesting that the money to do the work is never there until a bridge, mall, or gas pipeline comes through. Projects around here have the advantage of undeveloped space to shift to. I imagine the Mississippi bridge is pretty site specific. Everything points to a much higher population density than previously thought, so I guess we have more history in America than we think.