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Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park

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Pueblo Grande Museum is an archaeological site museum and repository. They collect, preserve, research, interpret, and exhibit cultural materials from the site of Pueblo Grande and the Greater Southwest. The Museum, part of the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department since 1929, is dedicated to enhancing the knowledge of prehistory, history, and ethnology of inhabitants of the Southwest, and promoting a greater understanding of the diversity of cultures past and present, for the guests and the citizens of Phoenix.

Pueblo Grande Museum is located at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins in modern day Phoenix. For over 80 years the museum has been dedicated to the study and interpretation of the Hohokam culture. On the 102 acre park grounds, visitors explore the ruin of an 800 year-old platform mound possibly used by the Hohokam for ceremonies or as an administrative center. An excavated ball court, and to full-scale reproductions of prehistoric Hohokam homes can be viewed along the ruin trail. The site also includes some of the last remaining intact Hohokam irrigation canals.

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    Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park

    4619 East Washington Street
    Phoenix, AZ 85034

    Phone: (602) 495-0901   |   Fax: 6024955645   |   Official Website

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    12/30/06- Ongoing	Park of Four Waters Tour Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park Park of Four Waters Tour Presented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park December 30, 2006 - Ongoing Join Pueblo Grande Museum on a tour of the Park of Four Waters area. The Hohokam people lived in the Salt River Valley area from approximately 450AD to 1450AD. They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans, squash and cotton. In order to support their extensive agricultural system, the Hohokam people constructed miles of canals to direct water from the Salt River to their fields. The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a tour through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins...
    01/01/05- Ongoing	The Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park The Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses Presented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park January 1, 2005 - Ongoing The Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses exhibit is located along the Ruin Trail and consists of an adobe compound and pit-house cluster. Artifact replicas and other features give the visitor the experience of walking back in time to visit the ancient Hohokam people at Pueblo Grande. The Hohokam constructed a number of features used for domestic purposes. This type of architecture would have probably been constructed and used by immediate or extended family groups. Domestic...
    01/01/05- Ongoing	The Hohokam: The Land and the People Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park The Hohokam: The Land and the People Presented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park January 1, 2005 - Ongoing The Hohokam: The Land and the People, explores Hohokam agriculture, architecture and arts. Learn about the Hohokam canal system, which served as the blueprint for today's canal system. The exhibit includes the distinctive Hohokam Red-on-buff pottery, along with a variety of tools, and shell and stone jewelry.

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    12/30/06- Ongoing	Park of Four Waters Tour Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park Park of Four Waters Tour Presented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park December 30, 2006 - Ongoing Join Pueblo Grande Museum on a tour of the Park of Four Waters area. The Hohokam people lived in the Salt River Valley area from approximately 450AD to 1450AD. They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans, squash and cotton. In order to support their extensive agricultural system, the Hohokam people constructed miles of canals to direct water from the Salt River to their fields. The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a tour through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins...
    01/01/05- Ongoing	The Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park The Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses Presented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park January 1, 2005 - Ongoing The Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses exhibit is located along the Ruin Trail and consists of an adobe compound and pit-house cluster. Artifact replicas and other features give the visitor the experience of walking back in time to visit the ancient Hohokam people at Pueblo Grande. The Hohokam constructed a number of features used for domestic purposes. This type of architecture would have probably been constructed and used by immediate or extended family groups. Domestic...
    01/01/05- Ongoing	The Hohokam: The Land and the People Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park The Hohokam: The Land and the People Presented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park January 1, 2005 - Ongoing The Hohokam: The Land and the People, explores Hohokam agriculture, architecture and arts. Learn about the Hohokam canal system, which served as the blueprint for today's canal system. The exhibit includes the distinctive Hohokam Red-on-buff pottery, along with a variety of tools, and shell and stone jewelry.

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    02/08/12	Arizona Scitech Festival Lecture Series Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    12/10/11- 12/11/11	35th Annual Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    05/18/11	International Museum Day Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/12/10- 11/13/10	Navajo Art and Rug Auction Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/11/10	Veteran's Day Gourd Dance and Community Potluck Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/21/09- 12/19/09	Petroglyph Discovery Hike Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/11/09	Veterans Day Gourd Dance and Community Potluck Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/04/09	Richard D. Fisher - Cold Case Files: The Great Anasazi Mystery Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    10/30/09- 01/17/10	Descanse En Paz Exhibit Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    10/17/09	Pueblo Grande Museum 6th Annual Native Foods and Craft Fair Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    10/10/09	Petroglyph Discovery Hike Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    09/09/09- 11/25/09	Behind the Scenes Tour with Curator Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    07/17/09- 07/31/09	Storytelling Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    12/27/08	Park of Four Waters Tour Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    12/20/08	Petroglyph Discovery Hike Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    12/13/08- 12/14/08	32nd Annual Pueblo Grande Indian Market South Mountain Park
    12/06/08	Archaeology for Kids Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/29/08	Park of Four Waters Tour Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/22/08	Navajo Rug Auction Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/21/08- 11/22/08	3rd Annual Navajo Rug Auction Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/11/08	Veterans Day Gourd Dance and Community Potluck Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/08/08	Petroglyph Discovery Hike Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    11/01/08	Archaeology for Kids Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    10/25/08	Park of Four Waters Tour Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    10/18/08- 10/19/08	Free Weekend Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    10/11/08	Petroglyph Discovery Hike Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    10/04/08	Archaeology for Kids Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    10/01/08	Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Excavations Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
    09/06/08	Hispanic Heritage Day Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park

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