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FakeNoose

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22. Are you familiar with the Cahokia Mounds in Illinois? Not exactly the same

Reply to Chin music (Reply #17)

Tue Jan 17, 2023, 11:40 AM

Jan 2023

(Wikipedia link) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahokia

There are ancient burial mounds that have been partially excavated in central Illinois. Its location near the Mississippi River suggests that possibly a group migrated northward up the river from Central America at least a thousand years before Columbus. Much is unknown since there are no written records found (yet), only carvings and statuary. But the position of the mounds suggests that it might have been a city similar to the Mayan ruins in Mexico.

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Lasers revealed 5 ancient civilizations that were hiding in plain sight [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2023 OP

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This message was self-deleted by its author reACTIONary Jan 2023 #9

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Thank you! CloudWatcher Jan 2023 #11

Very cool! Psychics have predicted that the ruins of ancient civilizations would be found FakeNoose Jan 2023 #12

This lidar doesn't, but there is water penetrating lidar. Pobeka Jan 2023 #14

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Very cool. Guatemala should restore it and turn it into a tourist attraction. SunSeeker Jan 2023 #13

K n R ! Thanks for posting!... JoeOtterbein Jan 2023 #15

Cool post. Marcuse Jan 2023 #16

Hoping to find more and more! Thanks. Judi Lynn Jan 2023 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2023 #17

Haven't run across them, yet, but I've not been looking long enough, either.... Judi Lynn Jan 2023 #21

Are you familiar with the Cahokia Mounds in Illinois? Not exactly the same FakeNoose Jan 2023 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2023 #23