Pueblo Grande

 

Pueblo Grande was built near the Salt river.  This river is dry most of the year now due to dams but when the Hohokam lived there the river ran year round.
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Mounds of earth
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The Pueblo Grande mound
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A special place
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Special rooms
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Some rooms were used for skygazing
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Growth and change
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A mysterious maze
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Much of the village of Pueblo Grande has disappeared through the centuries
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Desert Oasis
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Adobe compound replica
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Hohokam pithouse replicas
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This opening is there only to allow easy access to the replica.  In an actual pithouse the only opening would be the small one at the front.
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The  ballcourt
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Hohokam garden - the fence is made from the skeleton of saguaro cactus
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