Tag: Hohokam
Words Seldom Seen: Petroglyph
Petroglyph Noun: A petroglyph is rock art created by early men. Using hand held tools they removed part of the stone surface leaving patterns and images. Petroglyph is commonly used in the American ... Read MoreHallucination or Ancient House
Walking down the circumference trail at Piestewa on Sunday September 29 I saw this odd pile of stones. I have walked by this spot at least 100 times in the past two years. The original photo before I ... Read MoreStone Donut Three
Four stone donuts in the Pueblo Grande Museum collection My random poking around to try and discover the purpose of stone donuts may be paying off. In my first post, Stone Donut One, about a month ago... Read MoreStone Donut 2
Display case at the Pueblo Grande Museum “Don’t assume utility.” Joseph Charney... Read MoreStone Donut 1
Donut Stone 4″x 4.5″x 2″ from a private collection Stone Donuts are one of the mysteries of the Hohokam people and it turns out they were found in the ruins of civilizations as far s... Read MoreAncient Sonoran Desert People
Pueblo Grande Museum is located at the SE corner of Washington St and 44th St in Phoenix. I had a class of young people at the artifact cart last Wednesday and one of them asked “Why did they pu... Read More- 2 of 2
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