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Early Hohokam

Pioneer and Colonial Periods

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absolute time period: c.2000–900 b.p. Early Hohokam culture is encapsulated by two time periods in the regional sequence: Pioneer period (c. 1300–1150 b.p.) and Colonial period (c.1175–950 b.p.). Early Hohokam is preceded by a brown-ware period—sometimes included in Early Hohokam (Red Mountain and Vahki phases, 2000–1300 b.p.)—and followed by Late Hohokam periods: Sedentary (c.950–800 b.p.) and Classic (800–500 b.p.). The names assigned to Hohokam time periods reflect early archaeological thinking on Hohokam cultural development. Initially, it was thought that founding populations moved into the Salt-Gila basin of the Sonoran desert, possibly from northwest Mexico (the Pioneer period) and rapidly expanded their influence throughout the region (the Colonial period). In the following Sedentary period, populations pulled back in toward the Salt-Gila basin and aggregated into large centers.

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White, D., Lekson, S. (2001). Early Hohokam. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0523-5_12

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