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The Native American city of Cahokia declined due to environmental degradation and resource depletion

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Scholarly evidence indicates that environmental degradation and resource pressures, compounded by climatic shifts, played a significant role in the decline of the ancient city of Cahokia.

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Fecal stanols show simultaneous flooding and seasonal precipitation change correlate with Cahokia's population decline.

2019 · cited by 7

This study discusses environmental degradation and hydroclimatic variations as key factors contributing to Cahokia's demographic decline.

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Cahokia: Urbanization, Metabolism, and Collapse

2019 · cited by 5

This study notes that environmental degradation made Cahokia's surrounding sustaining area unsuitable for settlement following its collapse.

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