Unprecedented in size, Hohokam canals often extended to 16 miles or more in length. One prehistoric canal investigated in Mesa measured 15 feet deep and 45 feet wide and was rebuilt at least 13 times.

The inspiration for the mural map is based off of a late 1920s Archaeological map of the Hohokam canal system and ancient village sites. It has the original names of some of the local mountain ...

From approximately A.D. 450-1400, a Native American group known today as the Hohokam overcame a harsh ... The excavations of these canal systems revealed a complex record of sedimentation that ...

PHOENIX, ARIZONA—A canal dug by the Hohokam people some 1,500 years ago has been unearthed at a construction site for a commuter train station at Sky Harbor airport. The Hohokam built canals to ...

The Hohokam lived in the Valley from about 1 A.D. to 1450 A.D. and built the most advanced prehistoric canal system in North America. Archeologists weren’t surprised to find the canals because ...