During a promotional-research mission in seven US states, Dr Sam Osmanagich visited Aztalan National Park in Wisconsin.
At the beginning of the 19th century, European settlers found dozens of pyramidal and conical structures here. They named the location after the Aztec culture from Mexico, thinking that they traveled 5,000 km from the south and built that complex. However, the land was never protected and was soon distributed to settlers who destroyed many of these structures with agricultural and infrastructure works.
Today, only three step pyramids remain, two of which have been reconstructed. The wooden fence around the complex, which was originally built by Native Americans much later, has been partially restored.
And although archaeologists claim that this complex is the fruit of the combined efforts of the Woodland and Mississippian cultures, its actual origins and purpose remain unknown. No graves of the inhabitants or original builders were found on the site. It is assumed that this area was inhabited from the X-XIII centuries.
Thus, the 120 pyramids in Cahokia National Park in southwestern Illinois gain company in the pyramids of Wisconsin.
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