…Temple foundation mounds have flat tops, and it is believed that temples, chieftainship, and other important buildings were built on top of them. The Monk's Mound at Cahokia, Illinois, is 30 meters high and has a base of 200 meters by 300 meters, and more than 200 smaller mounds were built around it. Agriculture was the main cultivated crop, with corn, beans, pumpkins, and sunflowers, and it was the core of the subsistence base along with fishing, hunting, and gathering. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Cahokia" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…寺院基壇用のマウンドは上面が平坦で,その上に寺院,首長の住居,そのほかの重要な建物が建設されたと考えられている。イリノイ州カホキアCahokia遺跡のモンクス・マウンドは高さ30m,基部は200m×300mの規模があり,その周辺には200を超える小規模なマウンドが建設されていた。農業はトウモロコシ,豆,カボチャ,ヒマワリを主要な栽培植物とし,漁労,狩猟,採集とともに生業基盤の中心をなしていた。… ※「Cahokia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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