They were known to inhabit South Mountain, which is in close proximity to both the Salt River and Gila River. It is believed they migrated north from Tucson, Arizona to south-central Phoenix, Arizona. The Hohokam are thought to have been around between 300 B.C. Many historians and archaeologists have researched their disappearance, but still to this day, no one can explain with validity what happened to the Hohokam people. The name Hohokam is interpreted to mean “those who have vanished” or “those who have gone.” Scholars decided on this name since they could not explain the gap of one hundred years of archaeological record and thus decided they simply disappeared or vanished. If you were raised in Phoenix, or traveled to Arizona, there is a great chance that you’ve heard about an ancient group of people called Hohokam. Hohokam Pottery Demonstration – Fort Lowell Museum Many signs, artifacts, and remains made it apparent that human life once prospered in the Salt River Valley. In what is today’s central Arizona (home to Phoenix), Europeans did not find living humans, only proof of previous settlements and migration. In what is known today as Arizona, they found Native American communities who were thriving on hunting, farming, and advanced trade networks. They weren’t the first settlers, however. Europeans first arrived in present-day America in the sixteenth century.
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