<P> Snaketown is an archaeological site 30 miles ( 48 km ) southeast of Phoenix , Arizona that was inhabited by the Hohokam people . Definitive dates are not clear , but the site was generally thought to be inhabited between 300 BCE and 1200 CE . Hohokam is an O'odham word meaning `` those who have gone . '' Specifically who the Hohokam people were and when the site was inhabited is subject to debate . It was dedicated as Hohokam Pima National Monument in 1972 . Snaketown is governed by the Gila River Indian Community , which chose to preserve the site by reburying it after early excavations . The Monument is not open to the public . </P>
<P> Snaketown is an archaeological site 30 miles ( 48 km ) southeast of Phoenix , Arizona that was inhabited by the Hohokam people . Definitive dates are not clear , but the site was generally thought to be inhabited between 300 BCE and 1200 CE . Hohokam is an O'odham word meaning `` those who have gone . '' Specifically who the Hohokam people were and when the site was inhabited is subject to debate . It was dedicated as Hohokam Pima National Monument in 1972 . Snaketown is governed by the Gila River Indian Community , which chose to preserve the site by reburying it after early excavations . The Monument is not open to the public . </P>
snaketown was a large settlement of which culture
snaketown was a large settlement of which culture
the Hohokam
the Hohokam