Hohokam
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Hohokam was a culture in the North American Southwest in part of south-central Arizona, United States, and Sonora, Mexico. It existed between 300 and 1500 CE, with cultural precursors possibly as earl
The Great House at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Hiking trail leading to Indian Mesa (in the background): The hiking trail is located on a portion of a canal which the Hohokam built in 700 CE. The canal is now filled with soil.
Sears-Kay Ruin Fort Mystery Room before circa 1050 CE: This room had rounded corners.
Sears-Kay Ruin Fort rooms with square corners, circa 1050 CE
Tohono Oʼodham
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The Tohono O'odham are a Native American people of the Sonoran Desert, residing primarily in the U.S. state of Arizona and the northern Mexican state of Sonora. The United States federally recognized
Hohokam
…the culture were related or politically united. According to local oral tradition, Hohokam societies may be the ancestors of the historic Akimel and Tohono Oʼodham in Southern Arizona. The origin of the culture is uncertain. Most archaeologists think it emerged locally or in Mesoamerica, but it was also influenced…
Jose Lewis, Tohono O'odham, 1907 or earlier, Smithsonian Institution
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Shrine at Covered Wells, Arizona
Tohono O'odham basket maker weaving, Arizona. Photograph by H. T. Cory, 1916.