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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
North America / United States / Illinois / St. Clair County / <City> / Cahokia
Intrasite
Monks Mound
Additional Geographic Terms
Cahokia, near
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 19.05 x 24.13 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
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