Hohokam Farmers of the Salt River Floodplain (Other Keyword)

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The Salt River is a large and powerful river. While its size and power present major challenges even today, it is the ultimate source of much of the growth of Phoenix in both the city's prehistoric incarnation and in its second form as the nation's sixth largest metropolis. The project that defined the focus of this report (see locational map, inside front cover) wraps around three sides of today's much larger Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. In some ways, the boundaries that frame...