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4619 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034

602-495-0901

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Best Place to Dig Up the Past
Award Winner 2011

Hours: Tue-Sat 9am-4:30pm

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"The Hohokam: The Land and the People," the museum's main exhibit, has recently reopened in a new gallery space. Other standing installations include artifacts excavated at the site -- a Hohokam ruin -- in 1925, plus archaeological site maps and reconstruction drawings.

Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.

The museum collects and preserves exhibit materials from the site of Pueblo Grande, and is "dedicated to enhancing the knowledge of history, prehis...
Archeology for Kids

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. first Sat. of every month

2011 | Best Place to Dig Up the Past

Right in the middle of metropolitan Phoenix, they've been digging for decades at Pueblo Grande. Usually the cache includes clay pots, shell jewelry, and stoneware -- Arizona's alkaline dirt isn't good for preserving centuries-old textiles, baskets or bones, although sometimes the intense heat has preserved impressions of such items (or even the rare footprint) onto rock. In the late 1980s, archaeologists made an usual discovery at Pueblo Grande: a group of clay animal figurines. Seven... More »
2009 | Best Hidden Treasure

Tucked away behind State Route 143, near Sky Harbor airport, Pueblo Grande isn't easy to find -- but it sure is worth the search. This half-museum, half-archeological park transports visitors back nearly 1,500 years to the crumbling capital of the ancient Hohokam civilization.We suggest starting with the 10-minute video introduction to the prehistoric ruins before grabbing one of the museum's giant umbrellas and heading outside. Follow the winding red path to see what remains of the... More »

Five Must-Attend Lectures in May

By Becky Bartkowski | Tue, May 1, 2012

So what if school's all but out for summer? May promises plenty in the way of brainy endeavors. Drop the beer bong, resist that urge to wear a swimsuit to the grocery store, and dig a pen and some pap... More »

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Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park

4619 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034

602-495-0901

Description

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. first Sat. of every month

2011 | Best Place to Dig Up the Past

2009 | Best Hidden Treasure

By Becky Bartkowski | Tue, May 1, 2012