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One of the best long reads of 2016 explores the demise of a medieval U.S. city

Credit: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Monk Mound at Cahokia, once a thriving metropolis. Image: Greg Schechter via Flickr Schoolkids at Cahokia. Image: Peter Merholz via Flickr

Monk Mound at Cahokia, once a thriving metropolis. Image: Greg Schechter via Flickr

Monk Mound at Cahokia, once a thriving metropolis. Image: Greg Schechter via Flickr