Salado
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The Salado people were a branch of the Ancestral Pueblo culture who briefly inhabited the territory of the Hohokam culture in present-day Arizona between approximately 1150 and 1450 CE. Their presence is noted for the introduction of Pueblo architectural styles into the Hohokam region, including multi-storied adobe structures and buildings atop platform mounds. The Salado also contributed to agricultural practices by adding beans and squash to the existing cultivation of corn, and they introduced basketry as a craft alongside pottery. The Salado people eventually withdrew from Hohokam territory and disappeared.1
It is important to distinguish this group from the Salado Formation, which is a geological deposit of evaporite minerals, including potassium salts, found in Texas and dating back to the Permian Period.2
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Casa Grande Ruins National MonumentBuilt by Salado Indians, a Pueblo people, in the early 14th century, it is the only pre-Columbian building of its type in existence. The monument has a museum in its visitor centre that displays local artifacts.
Read MoreBuilt by Salado Indians, a Pueblo people, in the early 14th century, it is the only pre-Columbian building of its type in existence. The monument has a museum in its visitor centre that displays local artifacts.
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…14th century by the indigenous Salado people. Also near the city are Hohokam Pima National Monument (north), which preserves partially excavated village sites of the earlier Hohokam culture, and Picacho Peak State Park (southeast). Inc. town, 1915; city, 1959. Pop. (2000) 25,224; (2010) 48,571.
Read More…14th century by the indigenous Salado people. Also near the city are Hohokam Pima National Monument (north), which preserves partially excavated village sites of the earlier Hohokam culture, and Picacho Peak State Park (southeast). Inc. town, 1915; city, 1959. Pop. (2000) 25,224; (2010) 48,571.
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