Ancient Hohokam Pit house

Filling in from my recent road trip - no need to comment.

This shows the outside and inside of an Hohokam "pit house," built in the Sonoran desert. Houses of this type were built from at least 4,000 years ago up until about 1400.

The door to the outside can be seen on the left side of the lower picture.

Spotted at the Pueblo Grand Museum: https://www.phoenix.gov/parks/arts-culture-history/pueblo-grande

Thanks for visiting, as always.

[Lisa Poland]

Fabulous pictures. We did Acoma Sky City in Arizona several years ago, but it was very different than this.

[Van]

What a neat structure.

[Dianne]

This is really incredible.

[Margo]

This is such an interesting house FAV

[Pam Knowler]

Wow! Wonderful to see this piece of history!

[Kathy]

It's interesting to see how the walls are lined with bark or grasses or reeds. I wonder if they provide additional insulation for the thick adobe walls.

[Rosie Kerr]

@randystreat I learned that the walls are lined with the inside structures of the saguaro cactus. That is an excellent question, though! The reeds are formed by the vertical woody spines of the cactus, which are available after the cactus falls or is cut down. Apparently, they are quite strong and light.

[Kathy]

@rosiekerr Interesting. I wasn't sure what sort of material it was so thanks for clearing that up.