HIST 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Platform Mound, Plains Indians, Mesoamerica
Document Summary
Archaeology is the primary way to know about the past when there are no written records. Archaeologists are constantly finding new evidence and what we know about history changes. They had over 120 burial mounds and some were enlarged more than once. Agricultural communities from the midwest to the southwest. 55 mil. cubic feet of earth in baskets. This burial technique requires a lot of work and engineering technique. A lot of archaeologists had different opinions about the cahokia. The communities developed quickly after corn became an important part of the local diet. Nature and extent of its reach and influence. Connected to maya and toltec or just connected mississippi communities. Remains of 1 man and 53 women (all buried together) and 4 decapitated men. Stockades built and rebuilt between 1175 and 1275. Bird tablet- considered religious but unsure of meaning. Buried with powerful leaders and was a way of class distinction.
