Casa Grande The Legacy of Prehistoric Preservation Park Themes
Key Goals
S i x C e r e m o ni al Ro o m s N o r t hwe s t Bu i l d i ng
- Ce le br ate diver se o r al tr aditio ns - D is cu s s t he s u s t ainability of c ultur es i n th e S onor a n Deser t and how they t hr ive d u n de r har sh c ons tr aints c ontr as ting moder nity. - H igh ligh t t he advanc ed k now ledge t hat was pr a ctic ed in o r der to live c omf or t abl y. - Pr eser ve Casa Gr ande as a sacr ed space t hat s pe ak s to ho meland, identity and t r ad it ion. - Con tinu e t he leg ac y of being the f ir s t ar ch ae ologic al r eser ve, s t ar ting a nat ion w id e pr eser vatio n movement. - Re cog n iz e t hat this is home to de s ce ndants of the Sono r an Deser t pe ople .
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Challenges
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Sout hwe s t Bu i l di ng North Casa Grande Complex A
Feel i ng We l c o m e d O r ie nt at i o n and Wa y f i nd i ng C om f o r t a bi l i t y i n t he l a nd sc a pe C om m u ni c at i o n o n and o f f si te Sen so r y Ex pe r i e nc e
Fun d i ng f o r S i te P r o j e c t s Ret ai ni ng t he S anc t i t y o f t he S i te C onse r vat i o n i n H a r sh C o ndi t i o ns Removing the Eur ocentric Narr ative E duc at i o nal Op po r t u ni t i e s o f f S i te Us e r Ex pe r i e nc e i n t he D e se r t A ge G a p i n Par k V i si to r s A cce ssi bi l i t y o f S i te
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750 CE
117 5 C E
16 45 CE
1892 CE
1918 CE
Sonoran Desert People as sedentary farmers with advanced irrigation system including canals.
Colonial Period
Classic Period
Padre Kino
President Harrison
President Wilson
Increase in population, expanded trade network.
Well engineered irrigation systems. Densely populated with multistory structures.
Priest from Spain who discovered the Hohokam Ruin and named Casa Grande.
Created first federal prehistoric and cultural reservation.
Designated Casa Grande as a National Monument
300 CE
950 CE
1450 CE
1876 CE
1876 CE
Pioneer Period
Sedentary Period
Disappearance
Mary Hemenway
Frank Pinkley
Transitioning from hunting and gathering to agriculture, later identified this culture as Hohokam.
Increased social complexity, flourishing craftsmanship and vastly expanded trade network.
Native Americans are possibly dealing with drought, famine, disease, earthquakes or internal conflict.
Hemenway Southwest Archaeological Expedition, reported vandalism and decay.
First on site custodian. Helped facilitate the first roof structure, supporting building and entrance road.
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