New Evidence Shows Deforestation Didn’t Cause Cahokia’s Collapse
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
April 20, 202120m 26s
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Show Notes
For several decades, one of the most persistent theories of Cahokia's collapse has blamed self-inflicted ecological disaster.
Geoarchaeologist Caitlin Rankin explains how her research debunks that theory.