**The fascinating story of a lost city and an unprecedented American
civilization located in modern day Illinois near St. Louis
**
While Mayan and Aztec civilizations are widely known and documented,
relatively few people are familiar with the largest prehistoric Native
American city north of Mexico-a site that expert Timothy Pauketat brings
vividly to life in this groundbreaking book. Almost a thousand years
ago, a city flourished along the Mississippi River near what is now St.
Louis. Built around a sprawling central plaza and known as Cahokia, the
site has drawn the attention of generations of archaeologists, whose
work produced evidence of complex celestial timepieces, feasts big
enough to feed thousands, and disturbing signs of human sacrifice.
Drawing on these fascinating finds, Cahokia presents a lively and
astonishing narrative of prehistoric America.