Casa Grande National Monument Visitors Center: Native American Pottery and Relics

 The visitors center has an extensive collection of native relics, as well as informational bulletins about the people of the Casa Grande area.

A model of the casa grande but also other lodges and a b all field in the area.

picture of an irrigation ditch

very large pot used for storage

pottery shards

seeds found in lodges

stome crusher

tool for harvesting saguaro

more pots

mortar and pestle

shell conch played for rituals but also evidence of trade

artifacts from different time periods

many pots

Compound B above

platform mounds

jewelry indicating their must have been trade

Where did the Hohokam go

tools

two stone balls, disks for play, animal figure and doll

Compound A includes Casa Grande

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Hohokom Ruin in Arizona

 I have been wanting to visit this national monument for some time.  This is the grandest of the Arizona ruins, even though it was not built on a cliff.  More remarkable because the ancient Native Americans irrigated this area by diverting water from the Salt River.  The Hohokom are noted for their pottery and it comes in many different sizes.  There is a giant pot on display in the visitors center.  There is also an ancient ball field outside.