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Cahokia and the Middle Mississippian Culture
When: September 17 – 20, 2009
Where: Missouri, Illinois
How Much:$795 per person ($145 single supplement)
Explore the intriguing earthworks constructed by the people of the Middle Mississippian culture that flourished from A.D. 900 to 1500. You’ll visit such sites as Cahokia, the center of one of the earliest and most sophisticated prehistoric Indian civilizations north of Mexico. First attributed to more ancient and Old World cultures, the great earthen mounds once bordered nearly every major waterway of the Midwest. Today they are among the largest prehistoric earthworks remaining in America.
Experts in the region’s archaeology will accompany us on this fascinating journey.Thursday, September 17
Join us in St. Louis for a reception and lecture by Dr. John Kelly, the leading authority on Cahokia.
Friday, September 18
We’ll visit the Mastodon State Historic Site in Missouri, the first site in the eastern United States that has yielded evidence of Ice Age humans hunting now-extinct elephants. Then we’ll travel to Springfield and receive a behind-the-scenes tour of Illinois State Museum’s laboratories and archaeological collection. We’ll spend the next two nights in Springfield.
Saturday, September 19
We’ll tour Dickson Mounds, a prehistoric mound and village center, and visit the site’s state-of-the-art museum. Back in Springfield, you’ll have the afternoon free to explore the Lincoln historic district.
Sunday, September 20
We’ll tour Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, the largest prehistoric city north of Mexico. Dr. John Kelly will guide us through the grounds and museum. We’ll arrive in St. Louis to end the tour by 3:00 p.m.