What Happened to the Lost Civilization Buried in Illinois

A long time ago, there was a massive civilization in Illinois, way before Europeans ever arrived. It was called Cahokia, and at its peak, around 20,000 people lived there—making it bigger than London at the time! They built giant mounds, some as tall as a ten-story building, and had a complex society with trade, religion, and even sports. But then, something mysterious happened, and by the 1400s, the city was abandoned. Some say it was climate change, others think war or disease played a role, but no one knows for sure. Today, the mounds are still there, keeping the secrets of this lost civilization buried beneath them. 🏺🌿 Credit: Cahokia Mounds: By Thank You (24 Millions ) views - https://flic.kr/p/RqaCtp, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Mohenjodaro: By Saqib Qayyum, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Mohenjo-daro: By Saqib Qayyum, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Moenjodaro 12: By Smn121, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... well outside city Moenjodaro: By Quratulain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Mohenjo-daro museum relics12: By Saqib Qayyum, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Machu Picchu 2: By Martin St-Amant (S23678), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Well in Utica 08: By Kritzolina, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Moenjodaro: By Nadzir81, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Great Bath: By Aakashaliraza, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Sceau Indus taureau Guimet: By Zunkir, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Sceau Indus éléphant Guimet: By Zunkir, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Machu Picchu: By Diego Delso, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Machu Picchu 58: By Diego Delso, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Mounds: By Joe Passe - https://flic.kr/p/M7owMN, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Indus cylinder seal: By ALFGRN - https://flic.kr/p/2eboayG, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Fossil Qesem teeth: By Prof. Israel Hershkovitz, Tel Aviv University, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... The Great Bath: By Wellcome Images - https://wellcomecollection.org/works/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Roman villa of Waldling: Dominik Hagmann/sketchfab, https://skfb.ly/opEGF Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: / brightside Instagram: / brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices