The Ancient City in the Suburbs of St. Louis...

In Collinsville, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, sit large earthen mounds, all that remains of the ancient city of Cahokia, once one of the largest cities on Earth. This video explores this mysterious metropolis, it's fascinating history, as well as takes a look at some of the most incredible ancient settlements in the US that exist to this day.
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[@jamesmerutka889]

I used to pass these mounds every few days when I worked the Upper Mississippi. It's extremely beautiful, and you could really imagine what it once was, when you learn the history. I love this area. Thanks for this video.

[@TheUrbanAntKeeper]

Now that is interesting

[@rufusthedufus5458]

I was about to say that!

[@jeromesbakery9618]

I’ve actually been there, and gone hiking. It really is beautiful and really cool to learn about. I would really suggest going there. Plus on top of the largest mound there’s a great view of St. Louis and the arch.

[@Nunyabidnuz]

Then there's the Piasa bird painting and legend too....

[@Chutney1luv]

Yes, it is! The Arch is across the river in St. Louis, Mo. You have to drive across the bridge to get over to Illinois to visit the Burial Grounds of the Indiands. All of America is full of Indian Burial Grounds. They just aren't named Cahokia. They have built over their grave yards and removed their bodies a long time ago!

[@tommyembrich]

I was born and raised in Collinsville, IL. Monks Mound is a staple for the locals, a cool place to watch the sunset. I'm proud of my land's heritage.

[@musiconthedaily9239]

Pov: you live in the stl area

[@Chutney1luv]

It is in Illinois! Across the bridge from St. Louis! Different State!!🙄

[@Vilz_]

@@Chutney1luv umm... idk what your going off about but the STL area encompasses the towns/cities near and around St. Louis. On the Illinois side it includes Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Granite City, Belleville, Maryville and many others

[@Waterchop]

It’s literally divided by a river.... might be a little more rural in Illinois but it’s still apart of the metro. Not to mention the proximity to the city itself is somewhat irrelevant. Nobody cares about St. Louis. The city is a wonderful place to get carjacked and you all think it’s cute.

[@cyb3rxmaii221]

Indeed

[@cyb3rxmaii221]

@@Chutney1luv ok Illinois is a state (A Us state) and the Illinois we’re talking about is a city... I think you can shush now 😃👍 either way Illinois city and STL is sorta United in a way.. but kk

[@armadhillo]

Its really sad how native american culture and remnants of their society are mostly lost or unrecognizable now... Preservation of a peoples' identity is so important...

[@TJ52359]

As noted in the Video, Cahokia was pretty much abandoned for 200 Years before Columbus 'Found' America... and it was longer still before Invaders/Colonizers made it to the site... If the site was no longer important to their descendants, why should it hold any value for an outsider?

[@vizualproduction7703]

It's also sad that they didn't have a written language, so a lot of native history and stories are lost

[@Anthony-zc2lm]

these were the people before the indians. the actual natives the indians killed and displaced.

[@Myron90]

Preservation or perseverance?

[@armadhillo]

@Rusty Shackleford Well the white colonizers sure made that was a reality... Native American culture and traditions are beautiful and deserve to be preserved... I would much rather prefer the Native American history of living in harmony with nature rather than the history that Europeans have brought on this continent like slavery, racism, and discrimination... I think the "we" you are referring to, that apparently are "better off" are probably racist white colonialists that took their land from them and basically destroyed their communities by events like the trail of tears... I think in reality humanity would be better off without any history of colonialism

[@davidsedycias1380]

I’m from the STL area and can confirm this is a great place to smoke blunts

[@jppryer8498]

Agreed and confirmed by a secondary source

[@mrmacguff1n]

Just don't go. To, the Collinsville dispensary, it's just stupid expensive

[@nonajewel5012]

Yea I live in stl to but I’m native how could u be so disrespectful people are at rest there

[@jppryer8498]

@@nonajewel5012 how in tf is anything that’s been said here disrespectful to people at rest , in any way whatsoever . Lame.

[@nonajewel5012]

@@jppryer8498 if he saying he’s going over there and smoking blunts by the native burial grounds yeah that’s disrespectful go smoke your fucking weed in your basement

[@frog3362]

I've been on a few elementary school field trips to cahokia. There's a running joke in the area because there's a landfill that's bigger than the mounds nearby

[@TheKayeLyn]

I swear it is though 😂

[@Nunyabidnuz]

Now that's sad......what man's technology and migration has done to these ancient beauties....

[@Chutney1luv]

We're you in Illinois, or were you in Missouri on that field trip? I just wanted to know? 😅

[@freddavis1655]

I have talked with several local archeologists and they believe that many of the mounds serve as mass burial chambers. But they agree that some have greater purpose. Very interesting stuff

[@WithACapital]

Being from another suburb of St. Louis in the state of Illinois. I can see why the title is stated as such. I often refer to where I'm from as "St. Louis" when I'm travelling. Although I am from a rather small town in Southern Illinois, east of St. Louis. This area of Illinois is generally called the Metro East or the St. Louis Metro Area. I also spend much of my leisurely activities and work in St. Louis because of the close proximity. Not to mention it has a great local music scene. As far as the mounds, we used to take field trips in grade school there and my sibling was a tour guide for a few years once we got older. So much appreciation for the great history of St. Louis. Its quite untapped in my opinion. If anyone is interested in learning more about the history of the StL area, I highly recommend Lion of the Valley by James Neal Primm which covers many details of the changes that occurred from 1764 to 1980.

[@csmlyly5736]

I gree up 60 miles from Dallas and have to tell everyone I'm from Dallas. If these people are 10 minutes from downtown St Louis they can stand to say they're from the St Louis ares. Jesus fuck.

[@arwynjames]

Oh I'm lifelong of Bloody Williamson County IL where The Herrin Massacre happened and it surprises and confuses me why the morbid and violent historical events here seem relatively impervious to KZbin exposition. Seems perfectly suited to me.

[@Drewski320]

Nah not st.louis idc. Just claim your small town and be proud of it. Maybe it'll put your town on the map after a while .

[@maatascended47]

Cahokia is in East St. Louis, ILLINOIS. I’m from St. Louis, Missouri and trust me..we are not the same.

[@ennuiblue4295]

Yeah as soon as I saw the title, I knew he f*cked up

[@iboofedtheredpill1312]

and cahokia isn't in east st louis, cahokia is it's own city. cahokia mounds tho is between collinsville and Fairmont city.

[@tnisiadunn5688]

@@iboofedtheredpill1312 Thank you!!!

[@joshwatson6501]

East saint louis is not saint louis. Im from there jennings way riverview right by da circle. East side is not saint louis missour. Its Illinois

[@maatascended47]

@@joshwatson6501 u right down the street from me. I’m off Lucas and Hunt by the highway

[@Waterchop]

My parents tell me stories about how they used to sled monks mound. I don’t think you can do that anymore but now people jog up and down the steps. The cities surrounding the ruins are sketchy so not many people go through there anymore

[@karencline614]

Thanks for this info. I grew up riding my bike and playing here on a daily basis. Great memories and experiences here. An amazing place with many stories

[@DeeVine999]

I live in Cahokia. Originally from St. Louis City. I absolutely love it here. Small town feel, kinda slow pace. Great change from the fast pace of the inner city.

[@Chutney1luv]

Would you tell them to go.back to school to get educated!! They failed American.History!!

[@crossroadsproductions6568]

Wow I grew up in St. Louis and had no idea this even existed. Fascinating!

[@Chutney1luv]

That is because it is across the river in Illinois East of St. Louis!!

[@dlbstl]

That's really hard to believe. I guess public education really went downhill after about 1985. Just a guess on the date.

[@Vilz_]

@@Chutney1luv it’s really not that far... it’s like a 10 mile drive

[@janefonda5697]

The entire St Louis area at one time was probably the biggest human settlement on earth but they wont put that in the books. I grew up on the IL side of the river and have hunted arrowheads my whole life. Our lost history is getting paved over by the suburbs as we speak.

[@aaron9202002]

Why aren’t we funding this???????(channel)

[@CesarRamirez-cn5fw]

We can fund it if you like and subscribe and share the video with like minded friends.

[@janaeas5263]

@@CesarRamirez-cn5fw probably because it's not true East saint Louis is in Illinois Cahokia is in Illinois which is not any part of Missouri there are two different states

[@Nunyabidnuz]

@@janaeas5263 exactly it would become controversial....who pays etc....

[@iboofedtheredpill1312]

I live about 10 minutes from monk's mound and it's amazing how many people that live here dont understand what it really is

[@pamacons]

Im about 15. And yeah no one really does. Back when i was in boy scouts I actually got the opportunity to be part of a dig they were doing. An experience i wont forget anytime soon

[@Nitro_Joe]

Same; however, I went twice in the 80’s in grade school. I also took my homeschooled kids about a decade ago. FYI: one of the nicknames for St. Louis was “Mound City.” All the St. Louis side mounds were leveled with the exception of Sugarloaf Mound to Broadway and I-55.

[@iboofedtheredpill1312]

I always used the stairs for exercising. it'll wear u out quick! 🤣

[@dreislife693]

The stairs on monks mound are brutal hell of a workout and a great place to visit it seems much higher once you get to the top than it does from street level and the museum there is pretty interesting

[@belstar1128]

Amazing shame we know so little about pre Colombian america there are a lot of mysteries about it that will probably never be solved.

[@GeographyWorld]

That is very interesting! Why aren't these sites much more well known?

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Not sure. They definitely should be.

[@Lucas_Antar]

Geography World hatred of Natives by colonial people and now we just don’t care.

[@padraig5335]

@@Gevixel Why didn't you just say white people? You definitely implied it when you said talk about greece. Last time I checked we learn about the Mongols, ancient China, egypt etc. Sad you think you can't gain knowledge outside of school. Also you're lying. I literally have learned about all those places, and watched videos about them, and the research, and videos were made by these colonizers you speak of. Keep it up. I'm loving this shit on whitey period, I used to be annoyed by it now I love it.

[@TheKeksadler]

Visited the mounds this summer. From what I can make, it's really only very recently that there has been much effort to preserve and study the mounds. Locals have known about it for as long as the area has been settled, but only with its relatively recent UNESCO status that it's gained much outside attention, even though it's still very minor. (even today, it struggles to get funding for its preservation). The issue comes down to the fact that to early settlers, it would be easy to mistake it for an odd, but large, hill. There is absolutely nothing besides the mounds themselves that would indicate that anything had ever been there. There's still active archaeology being conducted and much of the information we have is from very loose, fragmental bits of evidence combined with corroborating details from more modern tribes in the greater midwestern region. I wouldn't say it's out of hatred that knowledge of the mounds isn't widespread, Americans in Illinois have been trying to save the mounds for well over 100 years now, after all. I believe it's out of a lack of comprehension of the site and no clear historical narrative that it can be pinned to. If anything, it'd be a small paragraph in textbooks.

[@TJ52359]

@@Lucas_Antar but note, as cited in the Video the Natives had abandoned the site some 200 years before they were "colonized"...

[@aj402]

I grew up in Paducah Ky just south of St. Louis. The Ohio River floods the bottoms every year and artifacts get unearthed. I found a large flat shallow bowl and stone that was used for grinding grains. I called Murray State University and one of their experts came to my house. He said it was probably from the Mississippi Age which predates the more recent Chickasaw and Cherokee nations. I donated it to the school so more people could see it.

[@Jethro_1st]

Found a couple bowls and too many arrowheads to count in clinton county il just in farm land.

[@dbproductions2767]

I've noticed that you have referenced Falling Water in more than one video. And I like that. I love Falling Water. Its my happy place. I live very close to it.

[@Ana-dx2mb]

Years later and I finally find this video! I went to visit family in St. Louis like I’d say 3-4 years ago and they asked if we wanted to go out to this park with a nice view of the city. We said sure and once we got there I didn’t think much of it but it wasn’t until we got up the stairs and look down and it look as if there was eroded and broken home and it look like it was surround my once was a circle made out of huge logs. I did know it was once a big ancient town. and either did my family. I’m glad I got to see what remained of this place

[@alambster]

St. Louis here- it’s a cool place and so is the museum.

[@senorpepper3405]

the city museum's dope. i haven't been in a while but to anyone visiting, way better than the arch.👍and they serve beer

[@austinrogge1771]

Great job, as always, Carter. I always learn something new and interesting from your research. Thank you for sharing, and for your hard work. If you ever need a contact in Holland for a video I'd be happy to help out in any way. Keep it up man!

[@Chutney1luv]

His research is INCORRECT!! CAHOKIA MOUNDS IS IN EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS! NOT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI! 🙄

[@Chutney1luv]

CARTER NEEDS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL!!.HE FAILED HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@patrickbush9526]

Recently they've been digging-up for gas line repairs in St Louis. I was out walking my dog when I pass by one of their dirt piles. Laying on top of the Dirt Pile was a beautiful full Groove stone axe. Score!!

[@Chutney1luv]

Patrick, that is over in East St. Louis Illinois over the River in Cahokia! Cahokia Mounds! St. Louis, does have Indian Burial Mounds! Mound City, and different areas that people never knew about! About 10 years ago, a tribe of Indians came to St. Louis to recover their Ancestor's bodies from a hill on the Southside City! They kept amazing records! You can do the research! 🍁🍁

[@anewman1]

You've got the eye!

[@patrickbush9526]

You're absolutely wrong St Louis had many many Indian mounds they've all been destroyed but one that I know of

[@gannon3816]

I was driving across the country this summer and I stopped at Cahokia while passing thru STL and it was one of the most incredible structures I've ever seen. I was never aware that native american structures existed east of the Mississippi.

[@Chutney1luv]

Gannon, CAHOKIA MOUNDS IS IN EAST ST. Louis, Illinois; not in St. Louis, Missouri! It's in Cahokia, Illinois!! 🙄

[@dlbstl]

@@Chutney1luv actually I think it's in Collinsville, right next door to East Saint Louis.

[@rachaelf1746]

I visited the mounds a few times as a kid. I remember going one time and there was some type of festival and so many people were there. The mounds I found the most interesting were the burial mounds, I wanted to dig in them and look for bones. My mom said no.

[@abdullahtabanjah]

Could you do more native American videos? Like the differences of north and south native Americans

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Definitely

[@Myron90]

@@ThatIsInterestingTII i would be very interested in more native history videos. I liked this and have always been curious about this countries natural borders and trade among regions

[@angelyvette844]

The difference is most of the northern Indians are Native (from Siberia). Most of the Southern are Indigenous (aka black Americans).

[@duanewinters97]

Check out Dane Calloway and he should do the difference between aboriginal and native Americans aboriginal are the true mound builders of the Americas

[@apexone5502]

Wish I had remembered that STL had that bit of history. I could've visited it while I was there. I just came back from St. Louis a couple of days ago.

[@raymanjohan8838]

Although Cahokia is close to St. Louis it is actually in East St. Louis IL. It is across the river. St. Louis is on the river bank of Missouri and E. St. Louis is on the river bank of Illinois...Just wanted to clarify but this is a great video.

[@pamacons]

Always confused me as a child that cahokia mounds is not in cahokia 😂

[@Chutney1luv]

That's what I posted! I hate for people to report incorrect information! 🙄smh

[@dlbstl]

He said it was located in Collinsville Illinois.

[@dlbstl]

Cahokia Mounds is in Collinsville. Even if you look at their website they say they're in Collinsville. I know it's confusing , but it's two different places near each other: Cahokia Mounds and the city of Cahokia. And Collinsville is in the metropolitan area of st. Louis by the way. It's 10 or 11 miles away from Saint Louis. Cahokia Mounds is even closer than that.

[@mistertardigrade443]

East saint Louis is a suburb of saint Louis, no. He specifically stated “suburb”

[@somethingunscripted]

So cool, never know these cities existed.

[@chicagodog3171]

I was looking that up yesterday

[@Chutney1luv]

You should! It's in your State of Illinois! Cahokia, Illinois! It's not in St. Louis, Mo.!! 🙄

[@alessioartioli3323]

I had no idea this place existed at all. Thanks for the video, I've learned one more interesting thing. It's also a Unesco World Heritage Site, wow! Being italian, I have a high respect of all the Unesco World Heritage Sites worldwide.

[@fuzzchick3549]

I have lived in the Collinsville area all my life and not once have I learned about Cahokia's history. Thank you for making this video!!!

[@TAC618]

You have lived in collinsville your whole life and were unaware of the mounds? Really? How is that possible?

[@fuzzchick3549]

@@TAC618 I knew about the mounds and their existence but never knew any real history of the mounds. I went there on a field trip once in 2nd grade and we didn’t even go into the museum part to look at the history we just climbed to the top lol.

[@Chutney1luv]

Could you please tell them what state that Cahokia Mounds is in? Thanks..😊

[@fuzzchick3549]

@@Chutney1luv Southern IL; about 20 minutes from St. Louis, MO though for more reference

[@kevinolive]

When I was in grade school (in the 70s) my school was about 20 minutes from Cahokia mounds. My class visited the mounds at least 3 times in the 6 years i was there. Surely somewhere else would’ve been good to visit on the few field trips we had. I appreciate them more now than i did back then and the park is in way better condition now. But even more mind blowing (and not in a good way) is just how much larger the mound at Milam landfill is just down the road.

[@michelewp616]

So like the Etowah Indian Mounds in Cartersville GA

[@harrisre-nee3017]

Great video!🌟 I'm from St. Louis, and I visit the mounds on a regular basis, and the energy surrounding them is DIVINE. So quiet and calm and welcoming to tons of deer... Beautiful! You can see for miles around by standing on top of Monk's Mound and absorbing the ancient mysteries of the Earth..🌎It's also interesting to note that there were more mounds located in the actual city of St. Louis, but all except one have been destroyed by the European colonizers.😢 Thanks for posting this!🦋🌬✨

[@dlbstl]

The biggest one was destroyed in the early nineteen hundreds by Construction.

[@harrisre-nee3017]

@@dlbstl Yep! By white people to make improvements and room for newcomers (specifically white immigrants) settling in the rapidly-expanding city.💫

[@willmiller8616]

I was here for a field trip in 5th grade and it was really fun

[@maatascended47]

If you’re from St. Louis, you know that if someone says St. Louis county, they’re talking about Missouri. Not no mtfkn Illinois.

[@blitzn00dle50]

The title says "suburbs of St. Louis" which does include everything East of the Mississippi River

[@stairman3151]

Yes there is a difference because we do not want to be associated with mtfkn St Louis. Murder central" Or the self proclaimed " The Meth state" ... Beautiful state.. a dentist dream job

[@blitzn00dle50]

@@stairman3151 Well too bad

[@allen123636]

@@stairman3151 Illinois is a shithole state with corruption, highest taxes in the country and a very bad crime rate. With failing cities. Atleast people move to st.louis County and st.charles count. Besides most of the murders happen in small neighborhoods. So yes you can stay over there in that trash pit of Illinois.

[@PresidentFlip]

@@allen123636 both of your states are trash, the entire midwest is a cesspool

[@Nunyabidnuz]

Cahokia mounds and then, not far , in Alton area they had an ancient painting n legend of the Piasa bird.....very interesting artifacts n legends....the Missouri and Illinois areas are full of ancient artifacts n prehistory...

[@danman7903]

How does this guy not have more subscribers? It pisses me off, man is teaching me more than shit I learned in school

[@Chutney1luv]

Because he needs to go back to school!! He started off saying the wrong thing! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ahwatukeeskate7222]

Growing up in Arizona and going up to montezumas castles about a 2 hour 15 min drive and they never let you get super super close but u can see how massive and impressive it is

[@dj33036]

St. Louis itself was once known as Mound City. If I remember correctly there were seven mounds located in what is now downtown St. Louis. They've all been destroyed by modern development.

[@earlyjet6338]

@To the point. this not your land to say so the hell

[@Chutney1luv]

ST. LOUIS SURE WAS BECAUSE IT HAD MOUNDS OF INDIAN BURIAL GROUNDS BENEATH it!! THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS WERE THE GRAVES OF THE OSAGE INDIANS. DO YOUR RESEARCH. CARTER NEEDS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. HIS HISTORY IS ONLY HALF RIGHT!! 😂😂😂

[@Chutney1luv]

​@earlyjet6338 This is the Land of the Indigious people! Their land was taken. Their Graves (Mounds) were destroyed! All over America.

[@princembat]

man i had no idea it was that close i thought it was farther out, i wanna see it one day it seems cool

[@FettiMagazine]

More children need to taught about this in school. This is world history.

[@sammehlberg6664]

Dont go to cahokia at night though

[@delgadomickey]

Unless you like getting robbed.

[@Chutney1luv]

Please tell people that that is Cahokia, Illinois!! East of St. Louis, Mo.! And no, never go to a grave yard or burial ground; at night!🙄

[@sammehlberg6664]

@@Chutney1luv the town of cahokia is what I'm referring to, what a dump

[@josephvance8900]

Cahokia at night isn't that bad. Nothing like the north side anyways. Either way mind your own and you will be fine.

[@sammehlberg6664]

@@josephvance8900 true that, I meant that for people who dont know. If you're from there, you're from there

[@kevingruenofficial]

We used to go on field trips to the mounds as kids. Growing up in & around the St. Louis area my whole life, it's easy to take the stuff for granted we've seen our whole lives. The site is definitely something to be seen! Just be careful in the area: The east side is shakey - Use best judgement.

[@carlthornton3076]

Great!!

[@anewman1]

So glad I subscribed! That pectagliffe of a humanoid across the road is blowing my mind!

[@Warjacki]

4:12 Man Mound, whose legs got cut off when the nearby road was built, near Baraboo, Wisconsin.

[@TheKeksadler]

Always have loved and had a keen interest in Cahokia and the overarching Mississippian culture. Such a mysterious society that was pretty much completely lost well before any Englishmen settled North America. The worst part is how unclear their demise is: climate change? overhunting? war? famine? The Mississippians demonstrate a level of sophistication that would have completely changed the stereotype of the Native Americans, had the society still been around during the colonial period.

[@TJ52359]

there's many a reason why Columbus' Discovery set in motion whole scale colonization while the Norse never maintained contact nor made it past the Great Lakes (so far as we know) on any major scale...

[@Kiyahhbby]

I love my city ❤❤

[@stairman3151]

When this place was pretty much abandoned 40 yrs ago.. we used the 4 wheel up the side and camp out up on top. Bon-fires.. it was a hugh sled riding hill

[@JonSwimmer]

Great vid on North American native history!!!

[@Chutney1luv]

THIS MAN IS A DUMMY! CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS IS WHERE THE FAMOUS CAHOKIA MOUNDS BURIEL GROUNDS ARE! THEY ARE NOT IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI! 🙄

[@Vilz_]

They are literally right next to each other did you fail geography😭

[@coda-n6u]

Love your stuff. Commenting for the algortihm and engagement

[@Chutney1luv]

He is reporting INCORRECT INFORMATION! CAHOKIA MOUNDS IS IN Cahokia, Illinois!! Which is East of St. Louis, Mo! He's SUCH A DUMMY!!

[@senorpepper3405]

the mounds. I'm over on the missouri side 15 miles away and never checked em out.😔

[@pamacons]

Ive probably been on a few field trips and also boy scout events. Its a pretty interesting place to go

[@Chutney1luv]

The CAHOKIA Mounds, is in East St. Louis, Illinois! Not St. Louis, Missouri!

[@dlbstl]

@@Chutney1luv if you had listened to the video , you would have heard him say it's in Collinsville Illinois. It's between Fairmont City and Collinsville off of Highway 55. It is not in Cahokia or East St Louis. Cahokia Illinois is off of 64. Why do you keep posting that it's in East Saint Louis? This whole area is considered Metropolitan St Louis. They call it the Metro East. That name implies that it's east of a metropolitan area being that of St Louis. I don't mean any disrespect to you. I just keep seeing your posts being very certain about this but I am sorry that you're mistaken.

[@theoyancey]

interesting note, the native tribes that lived here committed mass deforestation. not exactly one with nature lol

[@csmlyly5736]

Real people have no requirement to live up to racialist standards invented about them 250 years in the future.

[@MisterPickle.]

A lot of tribes did that. Gotta remember they believed in mysterious cloud people, and knew nothing of science.

[@hsein3838]

Love your videos man. But the sound is too low.

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

Sorry about that, I'll raise the volume more next time.

[@Forlfir]

It actually sounds normal to me

[@joantrotter3005]

@@ThatIsInterestingTII , for me it's tonal. When you're doing vocal fry I don't understand but when your voice goes up I can hear. Is there a way to adjust that? Captions would be awesome too! The videos are pretty good, but several of the people I would share with are hearing impaired. Thanks.

[@classixdrummer]

Kevin Costner was a producer of a series of documentaries entitled; 600 Nations. The mound builders of the Mississippi area were only one (or more) of the forgotten peoples of the Americas. Edit, Make that 500 Nations, I misremembered it.

[@bobthebuilder5493]

I... did not know that. Wow.

[@stairman3151]

Friend of mine found an ax head 40 mi from here. I should say Indian artifacts are everywhere her we have scientists come here every year and try and buy our Indian artifacts. He Sent ax head off to smithsonian. They wanted to keep it. cost him about $7,000 and 2 years to get it back. The ax head was dated 8000 BC. Thousands of years before this settlement. Which is the oldest city in North America. This place will give you the vibes

[@UserName-ts3sp]

i bet those are really cool... ive been to the hopewell mounds in ohio a few times (i used to live about 10 minutes from there) and they’re interesting

[@qanonsarmy4577]

Im live 6 miles from there still go there all the time

[@demitridavis9370]

I see a lot of you folks don't understand how metropolitans work.

[@dlbstl]

You can say that again. I think it's the educational system that failed them. There can't be this many people uninformed on what a metropolis is.

[@meganbarton4411]

We understand what they are, however, the gas prices alone show we are in a different area (state) as soon as we cross the river. Also, many of us don't like Illinois except to visit occasionally, so when we hear St.Louis, we get excited, only to get really bummed out when once again people are speaking about Illinois which isn't quite the same. It doesn't have the same feel of Missouri. Not all midwestern states are the same, nor are their people indistinguishable from one another.

[@csmlyly5736]

Okay but it is not the narrator's fault your city is in two states.

[@Maniseesbothsides]

@@csmlyly5736 actually it's not, it's divided by the river. East saint Louis, and cahokia are not considered to be a part of Saint Louis Missouri at all. they are their own individual cities in their own individual states, different taxes different, police force, different schools etc. I can see how it's confusing if your not from the area so I can can understand, but that's how it is 👍

[@apexone5502]

@@Maniseesbothsides you and @Megan Barton are proving the original commenter to be correct. Your breakdown of why East St. Louis isn't a part of St. Louis screams out that you don't understand how metropolitan areas work. East STL having their own mayor, police force, etc and being in a different state doesn't negate the fact that it's a part of the STL metro area. A lot of border cities have metro areas that spill over to the next state nearby. The federal government recognizes East STL as a part of the STL metro area. Take Atlanta, for instance. The surrounding towns that make up the metro area all have their own mayors, police forces, gas prices, etc. and the further you go out, in many of the surrounding countries, the more they have a different feel than Atlanta itself. However, they are still a part of the metro area. I know you STL folks tend to scrunch your noses at East STL (my wife's from there, so I know) but that town is still a part of you guys' area.

[@katyskaty485]

I grew up visiting this place, lived in St.Louis area

[@senorpepper3405]

florissant 🤘

[@Forlfir]

Great video!

[@themidwestfishkeeper8117]

I have seen some of these mounds in downtown Waukesha WI. There is a public library right next to them with signs showing the history. There is a bigger one by Lake Mills WI and it’s a state park. I am pretty sure they are Native American burial grounds.

[@Moribus_Artibus]

History is the best morality lesson. Civilizations come and go

[@crystalwolcott4744]

Could you put the list of native sites in the description, I am not good a spelling. lol

[@divinedivinationdevice2940]

Next tha Mississippi... that's very interesting...

[@capinmericagaming5279]

St.loius is a Missouri city, the mounds are located across the Mississippi river which makes it located in (Illinois) not st. Loius

[@csmlyly5736]

In a suburb of St Louis

[@soop3r872]

Oh cool 👍

[@cosimoamore4349]

There were Kingdoms much grander than anything we see today. They were destroyed even buried and wiped out, They did not live in teepees, and sling bows and arrows with much respect they came much latter. All Nations have been decieved to cause all the troubles we have today.

[@csmlyly5736]

Larger than London during the same period or larger than London today?

[@blitzn00dle50]

Larger than London was at the time because London has about 10 million residents today

[@christucker7434]

I live in St. Louis. Collinsville Illinois is Not a suburb of St. Louis Missouri.

[@unsupervisedarts5109]

I have been living in St.louis my hole and I can tell you it’s very different #YBMP This is a great video

[@Chutney1luv]

Why don't you pick up a book and read? CAHOKIA MOUNDS IS IN Cahokia, Illinois!! Not St. Louis, Mo!! 🙄

[@robertloyet8284]

i live 10 minutes from here. it is quite strange place.

[@mississippibottoms206]

My channel is full of artifacts found all around the area that surround this.

[@foreignparticle1320]

Non-American here is impressed by this phenomenon that had hitherto been entirely unknown to him.

[@tenhirankei]

@2:45 Or they were the posts that held up a series of animal skins for a shaded open-air market.

[@TheMzswoke]

Cahokia is in Illinois.

[@blitzn00dle50]

And it is a suburb of St. Louis like the title said

[@Chutney1luv]

Cahokia is in Illinois.For them to call it a City in St. Louis is just wrong. Something is completely wrong with the school system, when they are doing a documentary about the Cahokia Mounds and they get it wrong! That is just sad! 🤔

[@Chutney1luv]

​It is not a Suburb of St. Louis, Mo. They wished it was!!

[@jeffreynolds1968]

This kid may have something interesting to say. I’ve got very few subscribers and I’m in my 50’s. I’ve subscribed. We’ll see....

[@publicdomain1103]

Tread lightly on our earth. Remains of the past are not inconsequential. Memory of Mother Nature is dwindling as humans plow ahead into the mystic.

[@Nunyabidnuz]

There's a lot of Indian and ancient culture along with prehistoric animal remnants....but alot has also been destroyed by modern civilizations ....all over Missouri and Cahokia Illinois....

[@CaliPride96]

Why do people say Collinsville is st.louis. Lived here my life and never considered it a part of stl

[@Shadow-hv2vp]

Collinsville is East St Louis. You might as well consider them the same because people in East St Louis come to St Louis regularly for work... And etc. Actually when they made the Gateway Arch, there was supposed to be a second Arch made on the East St Louis side and it would have been the Twin St Louis arches but it wasn't done because of financial reasons. I'm from St Louis and I consider East St Louis and St Louis pretty much the same.

[@henrynarkiewicz8778]

Colinsville is a suburb of St.Louis, it’s only like a 20 minute drive from down town so lots of people from the area commute to St.Louis on daily basis for work, or other reasons.

[@pamacons]

When you really think about it st louis proper is incredibly small given how big the metro is. Also im from Belleville but when i go out of town ill say im from st louis or ill say im across the river from st louis. Much easier than saying Belleville then having to say its near st louis.

[@ChrisVuletich]

I sort of get it though. People from Joliet, Illinois will most likely say that they're from Chicago or the Chicagoland area when traveling abroad, even though it's about 35 miles away, simply because Illinois is a big state and it gives a frame of reference to someone who doesn't know the geography of the state. Calling Cahokia a "suburb" of St. Louis isn't correct, but he should have said "just outside of St. Louis" or something, because it's a city people are familiar with.

[@Shadow-hv2vp]

@@pamacons I consider St Louis metro to be St Louis. If you cross over from the illinois side to Missouri at Granite City it will say welcome to St Louis.

[@stlstreets1318]

Born and raised here

[@AlexanderPallares]

and all you have to do is cross East St. Louis to visit....

[@juanmonge8]

A highway goes through one of the largest mound sites.

[@mdjk1llax]

Why are they hidden.. what’s the reason

[@ranwin0530]

If you want to know about Cakokia mounds which were all around the St Louis area IL/MO including Dames Park on the north side of O'Fallon, MO. Check out L.A Marzulli also Chief Joseph Riverwind. His youtube channel is Firekeepers International. L..A Marzulli and Riverwind might blow your mind. Did you know that some Native Americans are Jewish?

[@tudorjason]

Your voice sounds familiar. Are you an actor?

[@clayed]

If I feared a flood every spring and did not want to move. I would build a mound to live on.

[@krisconrad6980]

Forty thousand? This is the first time I have heard that figure. I always heard 20,000. Is this a new finding? I've been to Chaco canyon. It is pronounced Chock-o.

[@greenmachine5600]

When condescending Europeans say America has no culture and laugh about how america has no ancient structures. Show them this video

[@Napalmbethsux]

this is in ILLINOIS not even close to the suburbs of stl

[@mississippibottoms206]

You can literally see downtown Stl from there. St. Louis has always been known as mound city.

[@Quintinohthree]

That's like saying "it's in New Jersey, not even close to the suburbs of NYC".

[@Chutney1luv]

​@@mississippibottoms206St. Louis being known as Mound City is not because of Cahokia Mounds. St. Louis has Osage Indian Burial Grounds all over it! The Mounds were the hills that the bodies of the dead Isage Indians were buried in. Though, buildings were built over them and parking lots paved over them, some how the Mounds were still there. You can do your invigorating reports on the Indian massacre and Mounds in your spare time. From Cherokee Street to Jefferson Street. Osage Street where recently 10 years ago, some Indians came to retrevieve their dead out of a hill that no one knew wad a mound. The North Side is full of Mound City Burial Grounds.Mounds are only because their Graves are buried in Mounds above ground.

[@Yuan-lo3zz]

Didn’t know St. Louis had this

[@Chutney1luv]

They don't! That is Cahokia, Illinois!! East of St. Louis, Missouri!!

[@Yuan-lo3zz]

@@Chutney1luv lol

[@EllieMae99]

@@Chutney1luv still part of greater St Louis.

[@rodneyreynolds7387]

Why have you guys been covering this up for so long? People need to know about this situation, especially people who lives in Missouri.

[@ericstoverink6579]

It's not exactly being covered up. Cahokia Mounds is a World Heritage Site. Being in "flyover country", though, nobody outside of the area cares to even look.

[@rodneyreynolds7387]

@@ericstoverink6579 , okay but we should have knew that this place existed. I think this will be a vacation place to visit.

[@terrysmith6133]

That probably wasn't a temple but a observation or telescope type place which would coincide with the Mayans and Incas since they probably had similarities