Hohokam culture

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Native American culture Oasisamerica culture archaeological culture pre-Columbian civilization

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Classic Period of Hohokam culture	1
Hohokam	1

Statements (50)

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	Hohokam culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Classic Period of Hohokam culture
influencedBy	Mesoamerica ⓘ surface form: Mesoamerican cultures
knownFor	agricultural adaptation to desert environment ⓘ ballcourts ⓘ distinctive pottery ⓘ extensive irrigation canal systems ⓘ platform mounds ⓘ shell jewelry ⓘ
locatedIn	southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: American Southwest Sonoran Desert ⓘ present-day Arizona ⓘ
majorCenter	Gila River ⓘ surface form: Gila River Valley Salt River ⓘ surface form: Salt River Valley
majorSite	Casa Grande ⓘ surface form: Casa Grande Ruins 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	Pima people ⓘ surface form: O'odham peoples
tradedFor	macaws ⓘ marine shell ⓘ turquoise ⓘ
used	paddle-and-anvil pottery technique ⓘ
usedIrrigationFor	bean cultivation ⓘ cotton cultivation ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hohokam culture → flourishedIn → Hohokam culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Classic Period of Hohokam culture

Verde Valley → hasIndigenousHomelandOf → Hohokam culture ⓘ

Pre-Columbian era → includesCivilization → Hohokam culture ⓘ

Mogollon culture → interactedWith → Hohokam culture ⓘ

Ancestral Puebloans → tradedWith → Hohokam culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hohokam