Hohokam

American  

[huh-hoh-kuhm] / həˈhoʊ kəm /

adjective

1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of an American Indian culture of the central and southern deserts of Arizona, about a.d. 450–1450, roughly contemporaneous with the Anasazi culture to the north.

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noun

1. the Hohokam culture.

Etymology

Origin of Hohokam

First recorded in 1935–40; coined by U.S. anthropologist and archaeologist Jesse Walker Fewkes (1850-1939) from O'odham huhugam “those who are gone,” a term applied to the ancient inhabitants of the pueblo ruins

Example Sentences

If the outside of the berms is riotous nature, the interior is sleek and calm; gently sloping white walls bear glyphs inspired by Hohokam petroglyphs found in Southern Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

It sprouted from the desert floor in the early 1800s, long before Arizona became the 48th state in 1912, on the site of an ancient Hohokam settlement.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

“The Astros are probably the best team I’ve ever played against in my life these last few years — they’re amazing,” Matt Chapman, Oakland’s star third baseman, said on Thursday at Hohokam Stadium.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2020

Last year, bone fragments found near the spring were determined to be from the Classic Hohokam Period, which lasted from A.D.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2020

And yet, by 2100 BCE, the Hohokam peoples of that area had traded for, and were cultivating, corn, beans, squash, and cotton.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz