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A playful boy runs between huts in a life-size recreation of a native village inside the interpretive center at Cahokia Mounds.
Jay Jones / for the Chicago Tribune
A playful boy runs between huts in a life-size recreation of a native village inside the interpretive center at Cahokia Mounds.
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The prehistoric Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville, Illinois, reopened at the end of last month. The far-flung band of people collectively called Mississippians began their building project around 1050 A.D. and took about 100 years to complete it. The site may become a new national park.