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The large mound shown here contained a maussoleum, as well the skeletal remains of some of the elites. A portion of the city wall has been partially reconstructed here. Aztalan was first settled around 900 CE by a Native American culture known as the Middle Mississippian tradition. The chief center of a Middle Mississippian settlement is at Cahokia, in present-day Illinois, a city that at its peak had 20,000–30,000 people. This was not surpassed by Europeans in North America until after 1800. These settlements are characterized by the construction of earthwork mounds, stockades, and houses, by decorated Mississippian culture pottery, and agricultural practices. There are also elements of the Woodland culture found there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztalan_State_Park
This image looks northwest from inside the location of the eastern will at Aztalan, across the habitation area and the plaza toward the northwest mortuary mound. It's not a very good image of Aztalan as a subject, but I like the pretty field of flowers under the pretty sky. Aztalan was first settled around 900 CE by a Native American culture known as the Middle Mississippian tradition. The chief center of a Middle Mississippian settlement is at Cahokia, in present-day Illinois, a city that at its peak had 20,000–30,000 people. This was not surpassed by Europeans in North America until after 1800. These settlements are characterized by the construction of earthwork mounds, stockades, and houses, by decorated Mississippian culture pottery, and agricultural practices. There are also elements of the Woodland culture found there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztalan_State_Park
The Crawfish River flows along just outside of the eastern city wall. It was an important source of protein as well as transportation. Aztalan was first settled around 900 CE by a Native American culture known as the Middle Mississippian tradition. The chief center of a Middle Mississippian settlement is at Cahokia, in present-day Illinois, a city that at its peak had 20,000–30,000 people. This was not surpassed by Europeans in North America until after 1800. These settlements are characterized by the construction of earthwork mounds, stockades, and houses, by decorated Mississippian culture pottery, and agricultural practices. There are also elements of the Woodland culture found there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztalan_State_Park
