Eli5: why are there no ancient monumental structures in present day US?

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Mexico and Central America have plenty of ancient, monumental structures (e.g., Chichen Itza). But the continental US and Canada do not. Why?

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there are. The people who lived there just mainly lived in temporary structures, so its mostly their art we see. occasionaly there is a non art example like the Mesa Verde cliff caves. an entire town carved into a cliff

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