《考古》2015年3/4月号月亮之城位于今圣路易斯市附近卡霍基亚遗址(Cahokia)中心区在1050年前后,曾坐落着密西西比河与密苏里河流域最先崛起的城市。新发现表明,这个北美最大的史前聚落可能是一个月亮崇拜中心。最近的发掘表明,位于今美国中部伊利诺伊州莱巴嫩(Lebanon)被称为“埃默拉尔德墩”(Emerald Mound)的土方建筑是古代城市卡霍基亚(Cahokia)边缘若干选址与月亮相关的遗迹中的一个。对不少考古学家而言,这一发现说明美国最重要的史前中心 Archeology April / April 2015 The City of the Moon is located near the city of St. Louis near the center of Cahokia. Around 1050, the city was the first to rise over the Mississippi and the Missouri River basins. New findings show that the largest prehistoric settlement in North America may be a moon worship center. Recent excavations have shown that the earthwork known as “Emerald Mound” in Lebanon, Illinois, is a selection of the ancient city of Cahokia One of the remains associated with the moon. For many archeologists, this finding shows the most important prehistoric center in the United States