Occupied from the 1st century BC through the mid-1500s, Snaketown consists of a village of pithouses and one large (195 feet by 15-20 feet deep) oval ball court, indicating evidence of connections with central American societies. Excavators include Emil Haury, E.B. Sayles and Harold and Nora Gladwin.
This site is a significant example of the Hohokam culture, which lived in the broader area from about AD 1 until approximately AD 1500. Snaketown, contained in a one-half mile by three-quarters mile piece of property, was occupied by Hohokam people during the Pioneer and Early Sedentary stages (approximately 300 BC to AD 1100).
Early in the Classic Period (AD 1150-1400/1450) the community of Snaketown, once apparently central to the broader Hohokam culture, was suddenly abandoned. Parts of its structure were burned, and the site was not reoccupied.
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