![]() ![]() While Friday was not as thrilling for me as it was for a certain other person, (not going to name names, but willing to say that he carried around archeological sticks) Pueblo Grande and Casa Grande thoroughly impressed me. On a similar note, I also think about whether the society strategically built the building, using a basic understanding of statics and the laws of physics for example, or if they just knew that the materials would keep the structure in tact. I wonder how much engineering the Hohokam knew. Casa Grande, pictured above, really was a “grand house.” The two things that stick out to me are its height and its engineering. Many people just do not realize that societies such as these were quite organized and complex. As we walked through the ruins, I imagined all of the people who came before me and did what was necessary for their survival and prosperity. The mound at Pueblo Grande had a variety of sections, each serving a different purpose. But contrary to romanticized notions of Cahokia’s lost civilization, the exodus was short-lived, according to a new UC Berkeley study. Even more remarkable to me is that the Hohokam could utilize the land for farming without many of the modern technologies we take for granted, such as GMO’s, synthetical fertilizer, industrial machinery, etc.īoth Pueblo Grande and Casa Grande offered impressive architecture. By the 1400s, Cahokia had been abandoned due to floods, droughts, resource scarcity and other drivers of depopulation. ( If I had to guess, I would say that they probably did not have sunglasses). Occupying the region around modern-day Phoenix along the Salt and Gila Rivers, the Hohokam were one of several relatively advanced cultures in the American Southwest during that period. It is truly amazing to me that a group of people prospered for many years in the suffocating heat and bright sun. The Hohokam were a prehistoric people that inhabited the Sonoran desert of central Arizona from about AD 300 to AD 1400. (On a somewhat related note, I also got my first dose of the reality known as the Arizona climate). I must also admit that having prior knowledge about the Hohokam made the remains much more meaningful.Īt Pueblo Grande, I got my first direct glimpse of the Hohokam people and their ways of life. I have never had any interest in archaeology, but the day nevertheless gave me a greater appreciation for the field of study. On Friday, we visited Pueblo Grande and Casa Grande. ![]()
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