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Monks Mound, Woodhenge & Cahokia's Lost City with Jon Ford — Part 1 of 4 | Classics Rotation
Independent researcher Jon Ford, who climbs Monks Mound at Cahokia Mounds for every equinox and solstice sunrise, joins the host to explain what he sees from the top and how the site's solar and lunar alignments led to his "bird's eye view" theory. If you are curious about Cahokia, the Mississippian mound builders, Woodhenge or ancient sky alignments in North America, this opening part sets the scene.
Jon describes the sunrise views from Monks Mound, which he calls the largest prehistoric man-made structure north of Mexico City, and says the winter solstice sun, seen from the top, rises…
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