MW18 Tracks through Time: Uncovering Hohokam Culture

Light rail construction in Phoenix has added to our knowledge of the Hohokam people, the region’s very first canal builders. Conveniently enough, you can hop on the light rail to visit the museum where the evidence uncovered during construction – from pottery, tools and jewelry to pit houses, kilns, roasting pits and canals – are collected, catalogued and stored or displayed. Learn about the federally-prescribed processes involved in discovery of archaeological evidence. The work requires close coordination with Native American tribes, particularly when human remains are found. Also develop an understanding of the implications for construction schedules. Hear these stories  as you travel to  S’edav Aki (formerly Pueblo Grande Museum), an archaeological site once inhabited by the Hohokam culture. You’ll come away with an appreciation of the way that light rail infrastructure is part of the continuing story of human civilization. We are literally uncovering and increasing knowledge of the past as we lay the tracks for the future.