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Object Number 2004.29.784
Display Title Monks Mound at Cahokia
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Illinois / "Monk's Mound" near Cahokia Mound (during a snow storm) W.C. Wyman, Feb. 1891(W.C.E.)"
Keywords
  • Site and Excavation
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Mound
Department Photographic
Date 1891
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Eastern North American styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Illinois / Madison County / <City> / Cahokia
North America / United States / Illinois / St. Clair County / <City> / Cahokia
Intrasite Monks Mound
Additional Geographic Terms Cahokia, near
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 x 24.13 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)

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