The Hohokam culture was an ancient Native American culture that flourished in the Sonoran Desert of what is now Arizona and northern Mexico from around 300 BCE to 1450 CE. They are known for their complex irrigation systems, which allowed them to cultivate crops in the desert environment. They also
Hohokam was a culture in the North American Southwest in what is now part of south-central Arizona, United States, and Sonora, Mexico. It existed between 300 and 1500 CE, with cultural precursors possibly as early as 300 BCE. Archaeologists disagree about whether communities that practiced the culture were related or politically united. According to local oral tradition, Hohokam societies may be the ancestors of the historic Akimel and Tohono Oʼodham in Southern Arizona.