| Type of Place: |
Hohokam site, A.D. 500-1450, 19th century ranch structures |
| Ownership: |
Arizona State Parks |
| Contact: |
Coronado National Forest, Santa Catalina Ranger District, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road Tucson, AZ 85750 |
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(520) 749-8700 |
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| Hours: |
5 am - 10 pm |
| Entrance Fee: |
Yes |
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| Notes: |
For more information on this site, check out the Center's book, Archaeology in the Mountain Shadows. |
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Site Summary: Covering 15 acres on a ridge overlooking Sutherland Wash, Romero Ruin is one of the largest and most significant archaeological sites within the northern Tucson Basin. The ruins are the remains of a Hohokam Indian village that was occupied between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1450.
Also visible at the site are the remains of more recent structures built by rancher Francisco Romero during the latter half of the 19th Century. Romero built four or five rooms of mud and rock borrowed from the abandoned Hohokam village.
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