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A weird detail at the Cahokia Mounds visitor center got me thinking
I was there last month and the exhibit said the 'woodhenge' posts were definitely for solstice tracking, but I noticed the spacing looked off for that, like maybe it was for something else. The guide just repeated the official line when I asked, which felt a bit too neat. Does anyone have a different take on what those post holes might have been for?
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charles4425mo ago
Maybe they were just giant game boards for some lost sport.
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wadem895mo ago
Haha, @charles442, that would explain why I always lose at giant checkers.
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sam_thomas5mo ago
Giant checkers sounds like a nightmare. Poor depth perception would totally mess you up. Good call, @charles442, maybe it was for giants with really good eyesight. Or just a very clumsy old game nobody talks about anymore.
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