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The partly reconstructed northern town wall is visible here. The walls were finished by weaving long thin tree branches in between the logs to make a lattice work. Thick layers of clay, mixed with prairie grass as a binder, were applied to both sides, forming a thick covering. The construction on the left is one of the bastions or watch towers, which were located at intervals along the walls. At the time of European contact, native people made such structures as defensive positions. Aztalan was first settled around 900 CE by a Native American culture known as the Middle Mississippian tradition. The chief 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 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
The main southwest platform mound is visible in this image, looking south from just inside the middle of the west town wall. 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
