Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound
Hohokam Pioneer to Classic (300 BCE–1450 CE; Snaketown I 700 CE)·Hohokam (Gila)·🇺🇸 Arizona, Pinal County, Gila River Indian Community, Snaketown, United States
About
About Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound
Gila Snaketown excavated by Haury 1964–65, ballcourts 700 CE, shell Etched, canal 160 km Hatt. Recorded context — Period: Hohokam Pioneer to Classic (300 BCE–1450 CE; Snaketown I 700 CE); Culture: Hohokam (Gila); Field status: excavated; Materials: caliche, earth, canal silt, shell; Condition: re-covered — preserve.
Why it mattersKey Hohokam (Gila) ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 700 CE ballcourt; platform mound 1200 CE
- Period
- Hohokam Pioneer to Classic (300 BCE–1450 CE; Snaketown I 700 CE)
- Culture
- Hohokam (Gila)
- Purpose
- Hohokam village with Mesoamerican ballcourt (2 oldest in Arizona) and 160 km canal network — desert irrigation state
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1858
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 700 CE ballcourt; platform mound 1200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound
On the ground
Structures & features
33.0030° N · 111.9180° W · 365 m · 3 mapped features
- Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound — hydraulic feature33.0049° N · 111.9160° W
- Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound — hydraulic feature33.0049° N · 111.9192° W
- Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Hohokam — Snaketown Ballcourt and Platform Mound — hydraulic feature33.0018° N · 111.9196° W
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