Mystery City

Why did one of the world's largest metropolitan centers become a ghost town?

1 minute read

October 25, 2004, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"At its zenith, around A.D. 1050, the city that is now called Cahokia was among the largest metropolitan centers in the world...But by 1300, the city had become a ghost town, its carefully built structures abandoned and its population dispersed...This odd silence on the matter of Cahokia has led some experts to theorize that something particularly nasty happened there."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Indian Mounds Mystify Excavators

Friday, October 22, 2004 in Wired

History / Preservation Illinois

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.