Monk's Mound, the largest structure at Cahokia Mounds was built entirely out of
A. earth.
B. mudbricks.*
C. stone blocks.
D. adobe.
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Now i think its A.
Yes. The mounds were made of earth.
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Among those answer choices, I agree.
" ... and consists of more than 2.16 billion pounds of non-local soil types.
Other construction materials used in the mound include limestone slabs, bald cypress and red cedar posts. Use of the limestone slabs in mound construction is important as a chronological marker indicating late Archaic construction (3000 - 1000 BC).
"Construction materials for Monks Mound included only colored soil that is not found in the surrounding alluvial floodplain."
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