Because of its orientation and some ideas about the nature of ridge-top mounds at the Cahokia site, this mound was excavated between 1967 and 1971 by crews from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In the southeast corner of Mound 72 were indications that a large post had been placed in the […]
The Memphis Pyramid was originally built to house a 20,000-seat sports and concert arena. The city hoped it would rival the Egyptian pyramids and the St. Louis Gateway Arch in grandeur, but the attraction fell short of expectations. Why did Memphis build a pyramid? The Memphis Pyramid was intended to […]
Once found near present-day St. Louis in Illinois, Cahokia suddenly declined 600 years ago, and no one knows why. About a thousand years ago, a city grew in the floodplain known as the American Bottom, just east of what is now St. Louis in Illinois. What caused the downfall of […]
More than 300 of these pyramids are still intact, almost untouched since they were built nearly 3,000 years ago. “There has been a way of seeing Africa in terms of poverty and conflict which has become a kind of shorthand for the continent that still persists today.” Are the pyramids […]
The four oldest civilizations are Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus valley, and China as they provided the basis for continuous cultural development in the same geographic location. For further reading check the following articles: Prehistoric Age in India. Prehistoric Rock Paintings. What were the first 4 civilizations? All the major ancient […]
During Egypt’s Old Kingdom, pyramidia were generally made of diorite, granite, or fine limestone, then covered in gold or electrum; during the Middle Kingdom and through the end of the pyramid-building era, they were built from granite. Are pyramids capped in gold? Some researchers believe that the pyramids’ capstones were […]
Civilizations like the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca all built pyramids to house their deities, as well as to bury their kings. In many of their great city-states, temple-pyramids formed the center of public life and were the site of holy rituals, including human sacrifice. When did the Aztecs build […]
The largest mound at Cahokia was Monks Mound, a four-terraced platform mound about 100 feet high that served as the city’s central point. Atop its summit sat one of the largest rectangular buildings ever constructed at Cahokia; it likely served as a ritual space. What do scientists believe that the […]
Welcome to The World’s Largest Ghost City: Ordos, China. What is the largest abandoned city in the US? California City, CA It was to be 130,000 acres, with 7 districts of sprawling infrastructure… a new, grander Las Vegas in the middle of the Mojave desert. But, after a developmental disaster, […]
The earthen mounds of Poverty Point are the remains of an ancient city constructed here in the flat delta plains of northeastern Louisiana 3,400 years ago. The site is so significant that it has been named a World Heritage Site. How many mound sites are in Louisiana? The forward-thinking actions […]
Submerged stone structures lying just below the waters off Yonaguni Jima are actually the ruins of a Japanese Atlantis—an ancient city sunk by an earthquake about 2,000 years ago. Does Japan have any pyramids? Known today as the Yonaguni Monument, this massive 50m-long-by-20m-wide behemoth is one of the world’s most […]
Yup, the country with the most pyramids in the world is Sudan, and we aren’t being sticklers for details here. Sudan has between 200 to 255 known pyramids, compared to Egypt’s 138, and no, they weren’t created by ancient Egyptians who might have wandered further south. What country has the […]
Frunchroom (n.): The front room of an apartment or house, where guests are usually entertained. Is front room a Chicago thing? It actually refers to a space like a living room or a similar area, usually used for entertaining. If you listen closely, it almost sounds like the word “front […]
Canadians do something called ‘Canadian Raising’, meaning that they pronounce some two-part vowels (known as dipthongs) with a higher part of their mouths than people from other English-speaking regions – this is what causes the ‘ou’ sounds in words like ‘out’ and ‘about’ to be pronounced something like ‘oot’ and […]
Here are some of the best places to live at UTSG! 1) Woodsworth. This is very close to the St. 2) New College. 3) University College. 4) Innis College. 5) Chestnut. 6) Victoria College. 7) Trinity College. 8) St. Which Canadian University has the best residence? 10 of Canada’s Best […]