Figure 1
Location and approximate extent of Greater Cahokia in relation to Central Cahokia and the American Bottom. Based on Pauketat (1998).
Figure 2
Monks Mound Group (Central Cahokia), viewed from the southeast. Monks Mound is top center of the photograph with the Grand Plaza at the bottom (photo by the author).
Figure 3
Greater Cahokia’s mound groups, mounds, and habitation sites with an elevation DTM.
Table 1
ANN results.
| MOUND SITES | HABITATION SITES | |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest Neighbor Index | 0.78148 | 0.911194 |
| z-score | –3.921607 | –4.426974 |
| p-score | 0.000088 | 0.00001 |
| Expected Mean Distance (meters) | 1618.147615 | 582.538437 |
| Observed Mean Distance (meters) | 1264.549463 | 530.805657 |
Figure 4
(a) Kernel density of habitation sites. (b) Kernel density of mound sites.
Figure 5
(a) Visibility of habitation sites. (b) Visibility of randomly placed replicated habitation sites.
Figure 6
(a) Visibility of mound sites. (b) Visibility of randomly placed replicated mound sites.
Table 2
Comparison of visibility between archaeological sites and random points at Greater Cahokia.
| NOT VISIBLE | TOTAL VISIBLE | VISIBLE TO 1 GROUP | VISIBLE TO 2 GROUPS | VISIBLE TO 3 GROUPS | VISIBLE TO 4 GROUPS | VISIBLE TO 5 GROUPS | VISIBLE TO 6 GROUPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitation (638) | 185 29% | 453 71% | 193 30.3% | 93 14.6% | 118 18.5% | 46 7.2% | 3 0.5% | 0 0% |
| Random Habitation (638) | 358 56.1% | 280 43.9% | 152 23.8% | 68 11.1% | 43 6.7% | 15 2.6% | 1 0.2% | 1 0.2% |
| Mounds (85) | 13 15.3% | 72 84.7% | 24 28% | 13 15.3% | 24 28% | 10 11.8% | 0 0% | 1 0.2% |
| Random Mounds (85) | 48 56.5% | 37 43.5% | 14 16.5% | 10 11.8% | 9 10.6% | 4 4.7% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
Figure 7
Radial line-of-sight from mound groups.
Figure 8
Habitation clusters and mound group visibility scores.
Figure 9
Mound clusters and mound group visibility scores.