Arizona National Monuments
Casa Grande Ruins
Inhabited by the ancient Hohokam people during their Classic
period, about 1300 A.D., Casa Grande represents the emergence
of an elite class in Hohokam society. Massive building projects,
such as the Great House, characterized this time, as did
exotic luxuries, ritual paraphernalia and elaborate burials.
Among the most mysterious prehistoric structures in North
America, the four-story Great House belonged to a collection
of Hohokam settlements. It was abandoned by these desert
farmers around the 16th century as their civilization declined.
Designation Date: August 3, 1918, by President Woodrow
Wilson (June 22, 1892, reserved for protection by Executive
Order of President Benjamin Harrison)
Questions
- Who were the Hohokam?
- What makes the Great House so impressive?
- Why do you think the Hohokom culture declined?
Resources
Casa
Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona: A Centennial History
of the First Prehistoric Reserve 1892 - 1992
THE
HOHOKAM 200 B.C. -- 1450 A.D
Hohokam
Indians of the Tucson Basin By Linda M. Gregonis & Karl
J. Reinhard
Media
Virtual
Reality panorama of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Casa
Grande Ruins National Monument Interactive Panorama
3-D
Representation of a Hohokam Pithouse
Educational Activities
A
Hohokam Canal Map and other materials are available from
SRP
THE
HOHOKAM AND THE STORIES THEY MIGHT HAVE TOLD - lesson plan
with vocabulary.
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