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Partially excavated ballcourt towns in United States · Mysteria

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Partially excavated ballcourt towns in United States

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Ballcourt towns 🇺🇸 United States Partially excavated Clear all

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🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village

Snaketown (Snaketown Hohokam Village)

Hohokam Pioneer to Classic (300 BCE–1450 CE) · Hohokam (Sonoran Desert farmers)

Type-site and capital of Hohokam Culture (c.300 BCE–1450 CE, Pioneer to Classic) — 2 km² canal-irrigated village with 2 ballcourts, platform mounds, and 100 km of canals off Gila River irrigating…