,casa ,gr&e ,ru9s ,trail                
#ae c5ts if y take ?is booklet home     
,,casa ,,gr&e ,,ru9s ,,national         
,,monum5t                               
,,arizona        ,illu/ration3 ,map (   
,comp\nd ,a                             
,,safety    ,y are 9 a des]t area4      
,sometimes ! des]t c be h>%4 ,cactus    
sp9es c hurt4 ,int5se heat c cause v>y+ 
degrees ( discom=t4  ,poison\s animals1 
?\gh r>e1 are "h4 ,"k y\r own           
limitations1 &  ex]cise caution4        
,,national ,,p>k ,,& ,,monum5ts         
,casa ,gr&e ,ru9s ,national ,monum5t1 "o
 ( m ?an #bhj areas  adm9i/]$ by !      
,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,dep>tm5t (  ! ,int]ior1 0 set aside    
because ( its out/&+ ar*eological       
values4 ,?is area belongs to y & is "p (
 y\r h]itage z an  ,am]ican citiz54 ,!  
m5 & wom5 9 ! uni=m ( ! ,national ,p>k  
,s]vice are "h to assi/ y & w welcome ! 
opportunity to make  y\r visit to ,casa 
,gr&e ,ru9s m enjoyable4    ,! ,national
 ,p>k ,s]vice 0 creat$ 9 #aiaf to       

pres]ve ! ,national  ,p>ks & ,monum5ts =
 y\r enjoym5t & t ( future g5]ations4   
,f$]al law prohibits activities :i* w\ld
 de/roy any ( ! works (  nature or man t
 are pres]v$ "h4 ,^! include su*        
activities z  hunt+1 woodcutt+1         
collect+--ev5 tak+ ( small pieces su* z 
brok5 pott]y4 ,please help pres]ve ,casa
 ,gr&e ,ru9s ,national  ,monum5t1 &     
rememb]3 ,a ?\ghtless act on y\r "p c   
de/roy 9 a  few mom5ts some?+ t has be5 
"h = c5turies4 ,please /ay on  !        
designat$ trail4                        
,,don',t ,,=get ,,y\r ,,cam]a           
,casa ,gr&e ,ru9s ,trail      ,! ,casa  
,gr&e ,trail is ab\t #djj y>ds long & an
 easy walk4 ,numb]$  /akes along ! trail
 are set at po9ts ( int]e/1 &           
correspond+  numb]$ p>agraphs 9 ?is     
booklet expla9 ! features4    ,y may    
ent] ! ,casa ,gr&e 7,big ,h\se7 only on 
a rang]-conduct$  guid$ t\r4      #a4   
,f ab\t #b1jjj ye>s ago until ab\t      
,a4,d4 #adej1 p liv+ 9 ?is  area        
develop$ & exp&$ a /one-age civilization

 t !  ar*eologi/s call ! ,hohokam       
7,ho-,ho-,kahm7 culture4 ,hohokam means 
8^? :o h gone0 9 ! language ( ! ne>by   
,pima ,indians1 :o  are probably        
desc5dants ( ^! prehi/oric p4    ,!     
,hohokam liv$ 9 ?is region = _m c5turies
 be=e build+  wall$ villages l ?is      
betwe5 ,a4,d4 #acjj & #adej4 ,prim>ily  
f>m]s1  rais+ corn1 beans1 squa%1 &     
cotton1 !y develop$ ext5sive  irrigation
 canal sy/ems t took wat] f ! ,gila     
7,hee-la7 ,riv]4  ,ab\t ,a4,d4 #adej1   
?is village & o!rs l x 7 ab&on$4 ,we d  
n "k :y4 ,:5 ! ,spani>ds explor$ ?is    
area1 !y f\nd ,pimas1  liv+ 9 op5       
villages & irrigat+ _! f>ml&s1 sev]al   
miles to  ! we/4      #b4 ,village      
,wall4    ,! wall ar\nd ?is village     
orig9ally /ood #g to #aa feet high4 ,!re
  7 no doorways 9 x4 ,?is wall & build+ 
( ?is village are (  cali*e1 a limy     
subsoil f\nd #b to #e feet bel[ !       
surface ( ?is  region4 ,to get 9 or out 
( ! village ! ,indians us$ ladd]s to    
climb ov] ! wall4 ,! f\ndations1 all t  

rema9 ( ! wall1 are  cov]$ ) wire       
re9=c$1 t9t$-cem5t /ucco to protect !m4 
,/epp+ or sitt+ on ! walls may damage   
!m4 ,help u to protect !  walls4        
#c4 ,liv+ ,room4    ,?is room is "o (   
approximately #fj rooms inside ! comp\nd
 wall4  ,walls & floors 7 made ( cali*e1
 & ceil+s 7 lay]s (  poles1 sagu>o ribs1
 & re$s capp$ ) a cov]+ ( cali*e4 ,"s   
rooms1 l ?is "o1 _h doorways2 o!r rooms 
_h hat*ways 9 !  ro( c5t]s4 ,a small    
clay fire pit1 ab\t #a foot 9 diamet]1 0
 9  ! c5t] ( ea* room4 ,dur+ hot wea!r1 
cook+ 0 done out (  doors4 7,see next   
page74      #d4 ,! ,casa ,gr&e--,nor!a/ 
,corn]4    ,! ,casa ,gr&e 0 fir/ se5 by 
a ,european on ,novemb] #bg1 #afid1 :5  
,fa!r ,k9o1 a ,jesuit mission>y &       
explor]1 visit$ ! area4 ,he  call$ !    
build+ ! ,casa ,gr&e1 or ,big ,h\se1    
because x 0 !  bigge/ /ructure he _h se5
 9 s\!rn ,arizona4    ,! l>ge /eel      
canopy 0 erect$ 9 #aicb to protect !    
,casa ,gr&e  f ra94 ,?is build+ has n   
be5 re/or$1 b to keep x f  crumbl+      

fur!r1 ! ru9 0 /abiliz$ 9 #ahia4 ,!     
und]cut base (  ! ru9 0 fill$ ) bricks &
 cem5t1 two-by-f\rs 7 plac$  ov] !      
doorways1 & two /eel rods 7 ins]t$ to   
brace ! s\?  wall4        ,illu/ration3 
,liv+ ,room        ,illu/ration3 ,!     
,casa ,gr&e1 ,nor!a/ ,corn]      #e4 ,! 
,nor? ,side4    ,! wood ov] ! doorway is
 n orig9al4 ,!re is no orig9al wood     
rema9+ 9 ! ,casa ,gr&e4 ,fa!r ,k9o      
report$ x z burn$ out  prior to 8 #afid 
visit4    ,?\gh f\r /ories high1 only ! 
upp] ?ree /ories ( ! ,casa  ,gr&e 7 us$4
 ,! five gr\nd-/ory rooms 7 fill$ ) e>? 
to  =m a plat=m f\ndation1 & a ladd] 0  
us$ to ga9 access to !  second /ory     
?r\gh ! doorway se5 "h4    ,to ! "r ( ! 
doorway & ab\t %\ld] high are a l9e (   
holes  9 ! wall4 ,^! %[ :]e a ro(1      
probably = %ade1 0 socket$  into ! wall4
      #f4 ,we/ ,side4    ,notice ! s]ies
 ( horizontal cracks along ! we/ wall ( 
! ,casa  ,gr&e4 ,! cracks %[ t ! walls 7
 built ) lay]s ( cali*e  mud4 ,ea* lay] 
0 ab\t #bf in*es ?ick4 ,bricks 7 n us$4 

,!  ,indians did n make adobe bricks    
until taught by ! ,spani% prie/s        
c5turies lat]4    ,above ! enl>g$ op5   
doorway is a block$ "o4 ,! upp] doorway 
0  seal$ by ! ,indians1 b !y left a     
small op5+ = v5tilation at  ! bottom ( !
 block4 ,! l>ge hole above ! block$     
doorway is  :]e ! orig9al wood5 l9tel   
poles rott$ away1 caus+ "p ( !  wall to 
fall4    ,bo? to left & "r ( ! block$   
doorway are small w9d[s 9 !  nor? & s\? 
rooms4 ,! left w9d[ is r\nd & ! "r w9d[ 
is  squ>e4    ,9 ! #ahhj's1 ,ed         
,s*ieffel91 ! f\nd] ( ,tomb/one1        
,arizona1 took  ?is photograph ( ! ,casa
 ,gr&e4 ,! /ructure has det]iorat$      
little s9ce !n4      #g4 ,s\? ,side4    
,"h are two m block$ doorways t         
orig9ally l$ into ! we/  second &       
?ird-/ory rooms4 ,doorways made by ^!   
,indians are small]  ?an mod]n          
entryways1 b ?is does n mean t ! p 7    
small4 ,dur+ bad wea!r ^! op5+s c\ld h  
be5 clos$ (f )  mats & sk9s1 & ! small] 
! doorway1 ! easi] x 0 to block4        

,moreov]1 x let 9 less cold air4        
,illu/ration3 ,we/ ,side ( ! ,casa ,gr&e
    ,! r\nd holes 9 a l9e betwe5 !      
doorways 7 beam sockets4 ,poles  ( p9yon
 p9e &_/or junip] =m$ ! ceil+s & spann$ 
! wid?  ( ! room4        ,illu/ration3  
,cross-section ,draw+ ( a ,ro(4    ,!   
int]ior pla/] ( ! we/ wall 0 made f     
cali*e1 gr\nd f9e  9 a /one mort> & ) ! 
gravel sift$ out4 ,?is pla/] is m  ?an  
#fej ye>s old4    ,names cut into !     
pla/] date f ! la/ half ( ! la/ c5tury1 
& 7 cut into ! pla/] be=e ! ru9 0       
protect$ by !  ,f$]al gov]nm5t4 ,because
 ( ^! names1 & ! fact t !  int]ior ( !  
,casa ,gr&e may easily be v&aliz$1      
visitors are  p]mitt$ to ent] ! ru9 only
 on rang]-conduct$ guid$ t\rs4      #h4 
,s\!a/ ,corn]4    ,! walls ( ! ,casa    
,gr&e are heavy & massive1 rang+ 9      
?ickness  f #d to #a feet4 ,to save "w &
 to r$uce weight on ! f\ndation1  !     
,indians n>r[$ ! walls z !y built !m up4
 ,! outside  surface b[s inw>d z ! wall 
rises4 ,! inside surface1 h[ev]1 is     

ne>ly v]tical4 7,see photo74            
,illu/ration3 ,s\!a/ ,corn] ( ! ,casa   
,gr&e      #i4 ,buri$ ,walls4    ,if y  
look closely at ! surface ( ! gr\nd y c 
see ! tops (  ! walls ( "s rooms4 ,^!   
rooms are unexcavat$4 ,probably ! floor 
( ?is room is less ?an "o foot bel[     
gr\nd surface1 & only !  f\ndations ( ! 
walls rema94      #aj4 ,s\?we/ ,build+4 
,! high walls %[n at top ( ! next page  
are all t rema9 ( a  ?ree-/ory build+ t 
/ood 9 ?is s\?we/ corn] ( ! wall$       
village4 ,^! rooms app>5tly 7 liv+ rooms
 :]e sev]al families  slept1 work$1 &   
/or$ _! food1 tools1 & clo?+4 ,"o ( !   
l>ge r$ ,hohokam j>s 9 ! ,visitor ,c5t] 
exhibit room 0 recov]$  ne> "h4         
#aa4 ,out] ,wall4    ,?is is ano!r "p ( 
! village wall4 ,to save labor1 ! we/   
side  ( ! ?ree-/ory build+ 0 built aga9/
 ! wall4 ,dur+ !  w9t] ( #aijf-jg1 ,dr4 
,j4 ,w4 ,fewkes conduct$ excavations 9  
?is ru9  = ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution4   
,he f\nd debris along ! outside (  !    
wall indicat+ t x once /ood #g to #aa   

feet high4 7,bottom1  left74            
,illu/ration3 ,s\?we/ ,build+           
,illu/ration3 ,out] ,wall      #ab4     
,f ?is vantage po9t y c view ! :ole     
comp\nd4 ,! walls  enclos$ an area ( #b 
acres4 ,mo/ ( ! dwell+s 9 ! village 7   
"o /ory high4    ,9 #aiea1 ,paul ,coze1 
an ,arizona arti/1 pa9t$ a re/oration ( 
!  ,ru94 ,?is pa9t+1 on page #aj1 may   
help y visualize :at ! village  look$ l 
#fej ye>s ago4 ,! high /&+ walls to y\r 
left are  rema9s ( ! tall build+ 9 ! l[]
 left-h& corn] ( !  pa9t+4    ,!        
prehi/oric ,indian canal us$ to irrigate
 f>ml&s 9 ?is area lay  nor? ( !        
,monum5t b curv$ to ! s\? & pass$ ne> ! 
f>m  %$ visible "o-half mile to ! we/4  
,! high bank to ! s\? &  we/ is ! l9e ( 
! mod]n canal4 ,! ,indians cultivat$ !  
l& to  ! we/ beyond ! mod]n canal1 walk+
 f "o-half to "o mile to  rea* _!       
fields4      #ac4 ,s\!a/ ,qu>t]4    ,!  
vacant area to y\r "r once _h h\ses on  
x1 b !y 7 (  r flimsy upright-pole-&-mud
 con/ruction & little rema9s (  !m b    

floors & wall po/ holes4 ,! op5 places 9
 ! village 7  us$ = *ildr5's play1 "w   
areas1 outdoor cook+1 & o!r  purposes4  
#ad4 ,! ,casa ,gr&e4    ,aga9 we come   
back to ! ,casa ,gr&e4 ,?is is a unique 
/ructure 9  ?is region & its major      
purpose or function is n kn[n4 ,x does n
  h ! appe>ance ( a normal dwell+4      
,!ories t ! /ructure  might h be5 a =t-l
 wat*t[] fail to expla9 :at p !  ,casa  
,gr&e folk might h be5 wat*+4 7,!re is  
no real evid5ce (  w>f>e or /rife47     
,rec5t inve/igations h sugge/$ t c]ta9  
op5+s 9 ! upp] walls may h be5 utiliz$ =
 a/ronomical  obs]vations1 b :e!r !     
entire /ructure 0 built = ?is  purpose  
is m]e speculation4                     
,take no?+ b pictures--                 
,leave no?+ b footpr9ts      #ae4       
,font's ,room4    ,?is build+ /ood two  
/ories high4 ,socket holes = ! fir/-/ory
  ceil+ c /ill be se5 on ! ea/ side ( ! 
high wall4 ,! room is  call$ ,font's    
,room = ,fa!r ,font1 a ,spani%          
,franciscan prie/ :o  visit$ "h 9 #agge4

        ,illu/ration3 ,paul ,coze       
,pa9t+4 ,re/oration ( ! ,casa ,gr&e     
,illu/ration3 ,! ,casa ,gr&e            
,illu/ration3 ,font's ,room      #af4 ,!
 ,tra% ,m\nd4    ,look ov] ! village    
wall & to ! ea/1 betwe5 ! resid5ces &  !
 ,visitor ,c5t]4 ,ab\t #aej feet away is
 ! l[ m\nd t 0 "o (  ! tra% dumps = ?is 
village4 ,?is is :]e ! ,hohokam = ov] a 
c5tury ?rew _! brok5 pott]y1 tools1 %ell
 jewelry1 g>bage1 &  o!r refuse4 ,f ?is 
m\nd came mu* ( our in=mation ab\t !    
mat]ial rema9s ( ^! anci5t p4 ,9 ord] to
 protect  ar*eological values1 visitors 
are n all[$ on ! m\nd4      #ag4 ,%ell  
,p5dants4    ,! turquoise & %ell mosaic 
emblems 9 ! ,visitor ,c5t] jewelry      
exhibit 7 f\nd 9 #aibf 9 ! we/ end ( ?is
 room dur+  excavations to /abilize !   
walls4 ,!y are exceptionally f9e        
examples  ( prehi/oric mosaic h&icraft4 
7,see photo on back cov]74      #ah4    
,to return to ! ,visitor ,c5t] take !   
pa? to ! "r4      ,we hope y h enjoy$   
y\r trip along ! ,casa ,gr&e trail4 ,!  

,national ,p>k ,s]vice rang]s are "h to 
assi/ y 9 any way !y c  & w d _! be/ to 
answ] y\r que/ions4                     
,,l& ,,& ,,wat] ,,cons]vation ,,fund    
,,act ,,( #aife      ,am]ica's gr[+ ne$ 
= outdoor recreation areas 0 recogniz$  
by  ,congress ) ! passage ( ! ,l& &     
,wat] ,cons]vation ,fund ,act (  #aife4 
,?is law au?orizes entrance & us]s' fees
 at ,f$]al ,recreation  ,areas &        
d$icates ! money f ^? fees1 plus rev5ue 
f !  sale ( surplus ,f$]al real e/ate & 
! ,f$]al tax on fuel us$ 9  pleasure    
boats1 to ! pur*ase & developm5t (      
public recreation  l&s & wat]s4         
,r\ghly #dj p]c5t ( y\r entrance fee    
goes to buy additional ,f$]al           
,recreation ,areas--a %>e 9 ! ,cali=nia 
,r$woods1 a bit ( ,fire  ,isl&1 a view f
 ,spruce ,knob1 a safe hav5 = ! vani%+  
:oop+  crane1 or ! pur*ase ( ,hubbell   
,trad+ ,po/ 9 nor!a/]n ,arizona4  ,! o!r
 #fj p]c5t goes to ! /ates & ?r\gh !m to
 t[ns &  c\nties to buy & develop 8ne>  
to home0 recreation areas su* z  ,pica*o

 ,/ate ,p>k1 ,arizona4 ,^! grants are   
mat*$ ) an equal  am\nt f /ate & local  
s\rces4    ,! #aj annual p]mit :i* is   
valid = "s #g1jjj ,f$]al areas  adm9i/]$
 by ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 ,=e/      
,s]vice1 ,bureau (  ,sport ,fi%]ies &   
,wildlife1 ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1    
,bureau (  ,reclamation1 ,t5nessee      
,valley ,au?ority & ,corps ( ,eng9e]s   
may be  pur*as$ at ,casa ,gr&e ,ru9s    
,national ,monum5t4 ,= additional       
in=mation ab\t ! ,l& & ,wat]            
,cons]vation ,fund ,act ( #aife ask a   
rang]4      ,?is booklet is publi%$ 9   
coop]ation ) ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice   
by !                 ,s\?we/ ,p>ks &    
,monum5ts ,association    ,a non-pr(it  
publi%+ & di/ribut+ organization        
support+  hi/orical1 sci5tific &        
educational activities ( ! ,national    
,p>k  ,s]vice4      #e? ,ed4 #a-gc-bj,m 
,illu/ration3 ,turquoise & %ell mosaic  
emblems                                 
,transcrib]'s ,notes      --,sil5tly    
correct$ a few typos4    --,reta9$      

publication in=mation f ! pr9t$ edition3
 ?is e,book    is public-doma9 9 !      
c\ntry ( publication4    --,9 ! text    
v]sions only1 text 9 italics is delimit$
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