Hohokam

Hohokam appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Southwest and Great Basin (North America) from c. 300 to 1450 CE, a span of 1,150 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Desert farmers of the Phoenix basin who dug over 500 km of irrigation canals along the Salt and Gila rivers and built ballcourts and platform mounds. Their society collapsed around 1450.

See Hohokam on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 300 to 1450 CE
Duration: 1,150 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Southwest and Great Basin, North America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Events in North America during its time

985 Erik the Red settles Greenland
1000 Norse reach Vinland
1050 Cahokia grows into a city
1276 The Great Drought

Neighbours in North America

Norse Greenland c. 985 to 1450 CE
Vinland (L'Anse aux Meadows) c. 1000 to 1020 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America

Questions

When did Hohokam exist?

c. 300 to 1450 CE, about 1,150 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Hohokam?

Southwest and Great Basin, in North America.

What language did Hohokam speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.