Caseldine 2025. Development of Ancestral O’Odham irrigation along the lower Salt River through time. Period key: A – Pioneer Period, B – Colonial Period, C – Sedentary Period, D – early Classic Period, and E – late Classic Period.

Centuries before Phoenix, the Hohokam built vast canals in the Salt River Valley. New research by Christopher Caseldine sheds light on their history and scale. buff.ly/Fgnt7lY
#Archaeology #AncestralOOdham #SouthwestHistory #Hohokam #Arizona

Native American (Hohokam) pictographs. Signal Hill, Saguaro National Park

#Hohokam
#ancientamerica
#saguaronationalpark

(a) Nested chevrons, Sedentary period burial from the Hodges Site. Illustration by Jessica Evans. (b) Agave plant. Photo by Victoria Evans. Evans, V. R., & Lail, W. K. (2015).

Hohokam pottery designs reflect their natural, cultural, and supernatural world. Evans & Lail show how geometric patterns uniquely depict plants from the Sonoran Desert, revealing aspects of Hohokam life. buff.ly/3C9bsVF
#SWArch #Ceramics #Hohokam #ArtHistory

Bisulca et al. 2024. Two palettes from the ASM collection

What were Hohokam palettes used for? Bisulca et al. uses multiple analytical methods to uncover lead traces and clues to possible ancient pigment preparation. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Hohokam #Southwest #AncientArt #History

Caseldine 2025. Location of ritual items at AZ U:9:56 (ASM). Polygons represent adobe compounds. Redrawn from Haury.

Were Classic Period (A.D. 1125/1150-1300) Hohokam ceremonies controlled by elites? Caseldine’s new study of platform mounds & ritual items reveals a more dispersed ceremonial landscape. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #Hohokam #Southwest #Ceremonialism #Arizona

Caseldine 2025. Development of Ancestral O’Odham irrigation along the lower Salt River through time. Period key: A – Pioneer Period, B – Colonial Period, C – Sedentary Period, D – early Classic Period, and E – late Classic Period.

Centuries before Phoenix, the Hohokam built vast canals in the Salt River Valley. New research by Christopher Caseldine sheds light on their history and scale. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #AncestralOOdham #SouthwestHistory #Hohokam #Arizona

Ironwood Forest National Monument in #Arizona contains more than 200 #Hohokam archaeological sites

exhibit. These artifacts appear to be from the #VerdeValley region of Arizona, possibly belonging to the Sinagua or #Hohokam cultures, which inhabited the area for over a millennium before disappearing around 1425 AD.

exhibit. These artifacts appear to be from the #VerdeValley region of Arizona, possibly belonging to the Sinagua or #Hohokam cultures, which inhabited the area for over a millennium before disappearing around 1425 AD.

Ironwood Forest National Monument in #Arizona contains more than 200 #Hohokam archaeological sites

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une petite retouche... ##archaeology #tucson #sonorandesert #hohokam #retouchedflake #lithics #lithictechnology

#Saguaro #SaguaroNationalPark #AZ #Arizona #Tuscon #nationslpark #cacti #Hohokam #petroglyph

(a) Nested chevrons, Sedentary period burial from the Hodges Site. Illustration by Jessica Evans. (b) Agave plant. Photo by Victoria Evans. Evans, V. R., & Lail, W. K. (2015).

Hohokam pottery designs reflect their natural, cultural, and supernatural world. Discover how geometric patterns uniquely depict plants from the Sonoran Desert, revealing aspects of Hohokam life. #SWArch #Ceramics #Hohokam https://buff.ly/3C9bsVF