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  Tucson's Timeline: 1200 B.C. to A.D. 150


Studying Tucson's Past 
Rio Nuevo Artifacts: Ceramics from Tucson's Past
Early Agricultural, Hohokam and Historic Period Pottery
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Tucson's Timeline
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Time in YearsTime Period Name
Before 10,500 B.C.Pre-Clovis?
10,500 B.C. to 9,200 B.C.Paleoindian
9,200 B.C. to 1200 B.C.Archaic Period
1200 B.C. to A.D. 150Early Agriculture
A.D. 150 to A.D. 650Early Ceramic Period
A.D. 650 to A.D. 1150Pre-Classic Hohokam
A.D. 1150 to A.D. 1450Classic Hohokam
A.D. 1450 to A.D. 1691Proto-Historic Periods
A.D. 1691Historic Period Begins
A.D. 1700Historic Period

A.D. 1770
A.D. 1775
A.D. 1800
A.D. 1821
A.D. 1854
A.D. 1862
A.D. 1912
The PresentThe Present
  Tucson's Timeline: 1200 B.C. to A.D. 150


Corn Plant

Recent discoveries along the Santa Cruz River have uncovered evidence that the Tucson Basin was used extensively by early farmers from 1200 B.C. to A.D. 150. The introduction of Maize to this region sparked a revolutionary new way of life that included formal villages and irrigation systems.


Pithouses

The site of Santa Cruz Bend, a site on the Santa Cruz River, was home to some of the first Tucsonans! The large circular pits are the remains of prehistoric homes.


House in a Pit at Las Capas

An artist's reconstruction of a house at Las Capas. This image shows the general form of the “house in a pit.” This type of house was used in the Tucson Basin for over 1000 years.





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