Hohokam culture

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The Hohokam culture was an ancient Native American civilization of the Sonoran Desert, renowned for its extensive irrigation canal systems and distinctive pottery long before European contact.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American culture
Oasisamerica culture
archaeological culture
pre-Columbian civilization
built earthen platform mounds
sunken ballcourts
constructed large canal networks along Gila River
large canal networks along Salt River
declinePeriod 14th century CE
economyBasedOn hunting and gathering
irrigated agriculture
trade
endTime circa 1450 CE
engagedIn long-distance trade
flourishedIn Classic Period of Hohokam culture
linked to: Hohokam culture
influencedBy Mesoamerican cultures
linked to: Mesoamerica
knownFor agricultural adaptation to desert environment
ballcourts
distinctive pottery
extensive irrigation canal systems
platform mounds
shell jewelry
locatedIn American Southwest
Sonoran Desert
present-day Arizona
majorCenter Gila River Valley
linked to: Gila River

Salt River Valley
linked to: Salt River
majorSite Casa Grande Ruins
linked to: Casa Grande

Mesa Grande
Pueblo Grande
Snaketown
nameGivenBy archaeologists
nameMeaning those who have gone
partOf Southwestern United States prehistory
possibleCauseOfDecline drought
flooding of canal systems
social upheaval
practiced cremation burial
produced plain ware pottery
red-on-buff pottery
startTime circa 300 BCE
succeededBy O'odham peoples
linked to: Pima people
tradedFor macaws
marine shell
turquoise
used paddle-and-anvil pottery technique
usedIrrigationFor bean cultivation
cotton cultivation
maize cultivation
squash cultivation

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Pre-Columbian era includesCivilization Hohokam culture
Mogollon culture interactedWith Hohokam culture
Ancestral Puebloans tradedWith Hohokam
linked to: Hohokam culture
Hohokam culture flourishedIn Classic Period of Hohokam culture
linked to: Hohokam culture
Verde Valley hasIndigenousHomelandOf Hohokam culture
Mesa Grande Cultural Park heritageOf Hohokam culture
Mesa Grande Cultural Park culture Hohokam
linked to: Hohokam culture
Indigenous peoples of the Southwest hasHistoricalCulture Hohokam
linked to: Hohokam culture
Hohokam Stadium namedAfter Hohokam people
linked to: Hohokam culture
Oasisamerica hasSubregion Hohokam region
linked to: Hohokam culture
Oasisamerica includesCulture Hohokam culture
Mimbres branch relatedTo Hohokam culture
Snaketown culture Hohokam culture
Snaketown partOf Hohokam regional system
linked to: Hohokam culture
Snaketown period Hohokam Sedentary period
linked to: Hohokam culture
Pueblo Grande heritageOf Hohokam people
linked to: Hohokam culture
Pueblo Grande culture Hohokam
linked to: Hohokam culture
Pueblo Grande timePeriod Hohokam Classic Period
linked to: Hohokam culture
Mesa Grande associatedWith Hohokam civilization
linked to: Hohokam culture
Mesa Grande culture Hohokam
linked to: Hohokam culture
Sinagua culture tradedWith Hohokam culture
Sinagua culture influencedBy Hohokam culture
Montezuma Well associatedPeople Hohokam people
linked to: Hohokam culture
Hohokam canals builtBy Hohokam people
linked to: Hohokam culture
Hohokam canals associatedWithCulture Hohokam culture