HIDDEN CITIES OF NORTH AMERICA: Advanced Civilizations of the Mound Builders, Cahokia, and America’s Earliest Urban Centers (America's Past) - Softcover

Simmons, Kenneth M.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798276676852

Verlag: Independently published, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Before skyscrapers rose across North America, another kind of city towered over the land… and almost no one today knows its story.

Hidden beneath fields, towns, and quiet stretches of the Mississippi Valley lies the legacy of a civilization that built monumental cities long before European arrival. Hidden Cities of North America uncovers the astonishing rise of Cahokia and the mound-building cultures whose achievements rivaled the world’s greatest ancient centers.

What you’re about to discover will change how you see this continent. Few people know that the largest city of ancient North America was larger than medieval London, powered by engineering brilliance, precise astronomy, and a complex spiritual world that shaped every corner of daily life.

This book pulls back the soil and silence to reveal:
• The advanced planning behind a city built from earth, fire, and astronomical precision.
• Trade networks that stretched thousands of miles and carried copper, shells, mica, and tools into Cahokia’s plazas.
• The ceremonial world that guided leadership, ritual, and community identity.
• Daily life inside neighborhoods filled with farmers, artisans, families, and storytellers.
• The pressures that slowly unraveled the city: climate shifts, resource strain, illness, and dispersal.

If you’ve ever wondered what North America looked like before written history, this account offers a view that is vivid, human, and unforgettable. The knowledge in these pages matters now more than ever, revealing the deep roots of civilization on this land and the ingenuity of the people who shaped it.

Ideal for readers of history, archaeology, anthropology, and anyone drawn to the hidden truths behind the world we walk through today, this book brings to life a city that should never have been forgotten.

Ready to uncover the world buried beneath our feet? Get your copy today and begin the journey.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798276676852
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 111
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