He and his wife Sandra Barker reside in Fountain Hills. He holds Master Facilitator status through the FranklinCovey Company in the highly acclaimed 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.īill is also past President of New Adventures in Learning for Seniors in partnership with Chandler-Gilbert Community College. He shares his in-depth knowledge of our state through various seminars and speaking engagements.īill has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Masters of Arts Degree in Psychology. He has more than 30 years of experience in various leadership roles in manufacturing operations, business management, and human resources in the aerospace industry.Īs a lifelong learner, Bill has immersed himself in the study of raising one’s level of consciousness and has created numerous workshops including “Finding a Life on Purpose” and “Positive Psychology.” Additionally, as a second-generation Arizonan, he has a keen interest in all things Arizona. Signing up now enables members to attend the talk.īill is a national and international facilitator of workshops and seminars in leadership, time management, stress management, and personal productivity. Memberships are $25 for individuals and $35 for a family of four. Sign up online at riveroftime.center or at the center, 12901 N. in the Conference Room between the River of Time and the library. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum & Exploration Center’s speaker series. Profile of the ancient Hohokam people, with links to monument sites.William “Bill” Christian will bring “Cowboy Culture” to life in the next segment of the L. Based on the platform mound size of 300 x 100 x 15 feet, a volume estimate of 450,000 cubic feet was arrived at. Various authors have estimated and/or directly surveyed the size of the Pueblo Grande platform mound. Pueblo Grande Platform Mound, A Labor Investment Analysis. Paragraphs must be individually paged through. Hohokam Ballplayers Made The Bleachers At Yankee Stadium Seem Tame By Comparison - Īn article from the Tucson Weekly on ancient Hohokam sports.Ī computer model of an ancient Hohokam village, with text information available for each part of the village.Īn on-line version of a book on the Hohokam, from the University of Arizona Press. Historical overview of the Hohokam, part of a community college art class syllabus. Indexed links to the prehistory of these two Southwestern peoples.Ī brief discussion of the Hohokam presence around this old fort, north of Tucson. Haury, The Hohokam (1976).Ĭomputer rendering of an ancient Hohokam dwelling.Ī Visit with the Hisatsinom (Anasazi) and the Hohokam Peoples.

The region was inhabited in historical times by the Pima and Papago, although it is not entirely clear that the Hohokam were ancestral to either group. Debate persists regarding the fate of the Hohokam.

Most archaeologists agree, however, that Hohokam culture evolved from local archaic antecedents. Evidence also shows that they maintained extensive trade connections with groups further south, leading to speculation that the Hohokam settlements were founded by Mesoamerican migrants. Many architectural features of Hohokam settlements, including sunken ball-courts and pyramidal mounds, bear striking similarities to structures common among contemporary populations in central Mexico. They are noted for their extensive irrigation systems, with canals over 10 mi (16 km) long that channeled water to agricultural fields in an otherwise arid and inhospitable environment. Hohokam The term denoting the culture of the ancient agricultural populations inhabiting the Salt and Gila river valleys of S Arizona (300-1200 a.d.

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