The first lecture introduces concepts that all of the lectures consider, including how plan, architecture, and embellishment evince status; interaction with other regions and peoples; and mortuary practices. Cahokia (800-1400), the largest ancient city north of Mexico, was a constellation of Mississippian farming communities. The population of ca. 20,000 was included locals and emigrants, according to dental analysis. Scale, waterways, roads, pyramids, mortuary complexes and a range of residential structures attest to the sophistication of this complex chiefdom. Palisades, domestic structures, and mounds/pyramids associated with temples, palaces, and burials evince a class-based society. As a trading entrepôt, items of exchange at Cahokia and its trading contacts along the Mississippi River and the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts include copper, shark teeth, seashells and stone tool, cups, beads and gorgets (chokers or pectorals).
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