Mississippian Cahokia at its height

Name: Mississippian Cahokia at its height
Start: 1061
End: 1070

Type Event Region North America Time c. 1061–1070

In the mid-11th century CE, Cahokia, the largest Mississippian center, was at its peak of population, architecture, and regional influence.

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c. 1061–1065Monks Mound · IllinoisMonks Mound, North America's largest prehistoric earthen structure, completed a key raising in this period; the central plaza and elite residential quarters were densely arranged around the ceremonial center, showing that Cahokia's capacity for centralized mobilization as a regional capital had reached its peak.
c. 1065–1070Mississippi Valley and its sphere of influence in the southeastern United States · Mississippi River BasinLong-distance goods such as copper from the Rocky Mountains, shells from the Gulf of Mexico, and Great Lakes copper continued to flow in; Mississippian subsidiary centers were widely distributed through the river valleys, and Cahokia maintained the strongest political and cultural attraction over settlements within dozens of kilometers.

Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi — Timothy R. Pauketat (2009)
Archaeology of Greater Cahokia: A View from the East St. Louis Precinct — Thomas E. Emerson; Andrew C. Fortier (eds.) (2016)