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Editorial
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Fragments
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Cahokia II
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Piasa Creature II
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Sphinx III
In this issue of Mysterious World (Summer 1999), we will revisit the Cahokia Mounds. In part two of our series on Cahokia, we will study in detail the religious, social, economic, and political aspects of the Cahokian culture. In part one of this series, we saw that the Cahokians were part of a larger culture, commonly referred to as the Mississippian culture, which flourished in what is now known as the American Midwest from a.d. 900-1200, during Europe's dark ages. This culture spread throughout the Midwest, with major centers in such areas as southwest Illinois (Cahokia) and southern Ohio (Serpent Mound). In part two, we will study the Mississippian lifestyle and culture of the Cahokians, and how their religion, society, economy and polity were so closely intertwined as to be indistinguishable. Our second feature revisits the mysterious Piasa Creature. In part one of the series, we studied the mythical "Piasa Creature", the legend of which had first been discovered by the explorers Marquette and Joliet during their exploration of North America. In part two of this three-part series, we will study the phenomenon of the Piasa Creature in the context of other legends involving mythical flying creatures throughout the world, from the classic Medieval dragon of Europe to the mythical thunderbird of North American and ancient Near Eastern legend. We will also see how the phenomenon of flying "monsters" has continued well into modern times, and discuss possible explanations regarding these sightings. Part III of our four-part series, "The Riddle of the Sphinx", rounds out this quarterly offering. Here, you will gain more insight into the original intent behind the Pyramids and Sphinx: that they are not simply an elaborate memorial for megalomaniacal pharaohs, but a message written in stone. And this stone riddle still sits like a monolith, waiting on the Giza plain for man to discover its answer. To catch part I of this series, visit our new Archives, or click here. Make sure to check out our online Research center, where you can purchase many of the books referred to in our articles, and our online Supplies station, where you can purchase various useful software titles that can help supplement the information that can be found in Mysterious World. And don't forget our brand-new Maps section, where you can view maps of all of the locations that have been covered in Mysterious World, including links to the stories, reference materials, and to other relevant websites. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions as to what sorts of information you need to make your travel plans complete, please e-mail me at publisher@mysteriousworld.com.
Editorial
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Fragments
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Cahokia II
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Piasa Creature II
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Sphinx III
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