Monks Mound - 4th Terrace

Monks Mound - 4th Terrace is in Nameoki Township, Madison, Illinois. Monks Mound - 4th Terrace is situated nearby to the archaeological site Stockade, as well as near Mound 51.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monks Mound and Mound 34.

Monks Mound

Archaeological site

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Monks Mound is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica. The beginning of its construction dates from 900 to 955 CE.

Mound 34 is a small platform mound located roughly 400 metres to the east of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Excavations near Mound 34 from 2002 to 2010 revealed the remains of a copper workshop, although the one of a kind discovery had been found in the late 1950s by archaeologist Gregory Perino, but lost for 60 years. Mound 34 is situated 1,500 feet east of Monks Mound - 4th Terrace.

Mound 72

Archaeological site

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Mound 72 is a small ridgetop mound located roughly 850 meters to the south of Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville, Illinois. Early in the site's history, the location began as a circle of 48 large wooden posts known as a "woodhenge". Mound 72 is situated 3,600 feet south of Monks Mound - 4th Terrace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include State Park Place and Fairmont City.