Doctor David Wilcox presents:
A Synthetic Review of Hohokam Archaeology, AD 1694-Present quickly reviews the first 10,000 years of American archaeology and comparisons elsewhere in the Americas to define its larger context. With a summary argument, we proceed to chart chronologically the growth of knowledge about Hohokam archaeology, focusing on the sites of Casa Grande Ruin, Pueblo Grande, Snaketown, and La Ciudad de los Hornos (aka Casa de Loma). Modern work (since 1975) at these sites and the investigation of the features known as Hohokam “ballcourts” and the regional system they define is then discussed. Next is a synopsis of new knowledge about the relationship of the Phoenix Basin Hohokam to their northern neighbors, turning next to the development of the socio-political systems in the Phoenix Basin during the Classic Period, AD 1100-1450 and their ideological foundations. Finally, we widen the focus again to the North American Southwest and end with the question of “whence the Hohokam?”.
Reception and socialization at 7:00 pm, program begins approximately 7:30 pm.