Peak of Cahokia's Mississippian Culture

Name: Peak of Cahokia's Mississippian Culture
Start: 1150
End: 1200

Type Event Region North America Time c. 1150–1200

Around 1200 CE, Cahokia in the Mississippi Valley reached its zenith as the largest prehistoric urban center in North America.…

Timeline

c. 1150–1180Cahokia site · Mississippi ValleyCore mounds such as Monks Mound were continuously expanded, and ceremonial and administrative facilities such as the Grand Plaza and the timber circle (Woodhenge) show that Cahokia's scale and organizational level as a regional power center reached their peak.
c. 1180–1200Mississippi Valley · Mississippi ValleyThe convergence of Gulf Coast shells, Great Lakes copper artifacts, and distinctive pottery from various regions shows that exchange and ceremonial influence between Cahokia and the wider Mississippian world were most active at this stage.

Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi — Timothy R. Pauketat (2009)