Around A.D. 1100, Emerson says, the elite of Cahokia seem to have co-opted or codified the fertility symbol, raising it to an unprecedented stature that became a kind of brand identity for the budding ...

An anthropologist at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) was recently reunited with a shell gorget that has been ...

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — There was a significant announcement made in the Metro East on Thursday. THe city of Cahokia Heights is reorganizing its public safety division. “In this term, public s ...

Cahokia was a robust economic and cultural center for the Mississippian people. They built hundreds of massive mounds but suddenly left the city in the 1300s. Built from an estimated 22 million ...

The interpretive center at the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site will be temporarily closed during a $5 million renovation of the building for at least a year, but the site will remain open for ...

A 26-year-old woman was arrested and charged with arson after admitting to setting multiple fires across Cahokia Heights, police said. According to the Cahokia Heights Police Department ...

North Carolina has over 60 official state symbols. These symbols include the state bird (cardinal), flower (dogwood), and tree (pine). The state also has official designations for a reptile ...

Carmen Electra has always been a symbol of confidence, but this week, she’s taking her iconic status to an entirely new level; and we’re obsessed with the photoshoot that accompanied it.

A loss to Salem in last season’s final league game cost the Roxana Shells their first Cahokia Conference baseball championship in 2024. The Wildcats could not deny the Shells the conference ...

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