Hohokam Ruin and Ancient Canal -Tempe Arizona

Loma del Rio is a Hohokam ruin located on a hillside in Papago park, in Tempe. It's right next to the Salt River just east of Mill Avenue. This ruin was a small residence which was occupied during the Classic Period, A.D. 1200 - A.D. 1450. It was home to approximately 15 to 20 people belonging to an extended family.
One of the oldest Hohokam Canals is located at this site. Between 500 A.D. to 1450 A.D. Prehistoric Hohokam Indians created an extensive desert valley canal system. Signs of their culture remained through the ruins of their dwellings, unearthed pottery shards and artifacts and carved petroglyphs in nearby rocks.
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[@DowntheWrabbitHole]

You find so many neat, out-of-the-way locations to visit and highlight. I love watching your adventures, it makes me want to do more local road trips around my area to see what I can find! :)

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

I can't believe I passed this place so many times, and never saw it. Thanks so much for all the support.

[@HeartsXoXd]

I live in Camp Verde. I can give you locations of lots of ruins and petroglyph panels. Most of our canals off the Verde River are actually the ancient canals, the settlers in the 1800's just repaired them and put them back into use.

[@TheOriginalMegera]

I love this place, it's my favorite place to walk. One side of the canal smells like earth, the other smells of the creosote bush. It's very calming and healing for me here. Best place in Tempe.

[@HBMaverick]

That is amazing, things like that right under our nose! Great find! 👍😎 ~Maverick

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

I had no idea about this place. That's what makes doing this channel so much fun. Thanks so much for watching.

[@SashaDeKasha]

That’s a cool place! I went there for a college project and it was quite interesting... My professor was very knowledgeable on the topic. Thank you for going there in the heat 😊

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

Some how I missed this place, so glad I finally found it. Thanks so much for the support.

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SUPER AWESOME FRIEND sledgehammered that like button and sharing to Twitter and a full Arizona is so beautiful can't wait to go back

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[@ColonialWilliamsburgTidbits]

Thank you so much for this video! One of the canals was named in honor of my brother, Brett Hagenstad. The Hagenstad Canal (and also known as canal number 7) is somewhere in the area, but I do not know if it is under the highway or if you can still see some of it.

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

Thanks so much for the comment and watching. Very interesting about your brother.

[@SpydaWWE]

Hello! Saw you in the Pusa Studios stream! Nice location. Great content my friend. Now following 😁👍

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

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[@GettinJiggyWithGenghis]

How fucking depressing lmao! Your videos great but the cars passing in the background just remind me of all the history we’ve paved over. I know it’s stupid to get all sentimental about holes in the ground, but not when there are dead people in them.

[@sootahki]

That may be why the "crazy" native american guy who seems "unstable" get the cops called on him too often. Other ruins have been found to be burial spots. Super depressing to think about how much has been paved over. Even more that the western concept of time thinks you can't be connected or live in a similar way for thousands of years.

[@desert-walker]

Been there done that many times, there’s a lot of other places as well. Good video.😊

[@Iseekoutthetruth]

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[@TiaandAndy]

This is so cool, ever knew there were these kinds of ruins around Arizona! It's too bad you couldn't get a drone shot, but still great footage!

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

So many great indian ruins here in Arizona. Thanks so much for watching, I really appreciate it.

[@GettinJiggyWithGenghis]

Phoenix is an Indian ruin, all along the salt and gila rivers

[@paulm.908]

Very cool!
There are tons of ancient Indian ruins all over the metro Phoenix area. The vast majority of the ruins are buried, but I've found pottery sherds and arrowheads in non-descript looking vacant lots within the city of Phoenix. Cool stuff!

[@stig]

I walked down a similar canal in the Sahara Desert

[@mickeywilsonbushcraftandsu2513]

Pretty cool. Good scenery.

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

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[@XC797]

I was just at Tempe lake on Friday night
2/5/21. Went to chuck box for burgers near A S.U. I live in Tucson AZ.
Thank you for showing us your tours of Southern Az.
I just subscribed to your channel

[@riggsramirez1959]

Never knew i pass by at least 20 times a day

[@warringalice3980]

thanks man fun video on ruins......thanks

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[@andyamysarizonaadventures5450]

I'm happy to say with all the Arizona highway footage in this video I didn't notice any road rage incidents ..🫣

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We should def. do a US travel tour, you guys are so lucky with all the diversity there!

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Very cool

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[@ODSTBanjo]

Interesting video

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[@perccobain6745]

this is prime location for them back then, it’s right by the man made lake and asu.

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We share a lot of interests.

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Nice! New friend here......

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

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[@RedefineLiving]

Man, how awesome is that! Ancient runes in the middle of town! You can’t fly a drone even at a really low altitude? Good share man. 100° before noon, no thanks. I’m a sissy I guess haha

[@RedefineLiving]

Do you ever get up by the Grand Canyon Caverns? I have property up there.

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

Thanks so much for checking out the channel. I really enjoy exploring this state. Look forward to checking your channel out soon.

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

I just watched one of your videos. I rarely make it up that far. Looks like a nice spot.

[@RedefineLiving]

Arizona Timeless Tourist yeah it's a totally different climate. Thanks, hope all is well.

[@JustLiving2018]

Hello came from Pusa Studios and wanted to come check out your channel. You have great content, lets connect and hope to see you around.

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[@frankedgar6694]

Get yourself a hat. And not just any hat. Get a hat with a wide br and make sure the top is made of that nylon kind of material that evaporates water. Occasionally wet it. And for those who are thinking sweat, in the desert, sweat evaporates quickly. I never felt sweaty living in the desert.

[@orange70383]

I don't buy the Hohokam built the canals explanation, but that get's people pride all bent out of shape as everybody that is 1% native american love to claim some personal link to all this stuff.

[@gordondeans2549]

What archaeology? All I see is piles of rocks re-arranged by Park staff. Sorry, those rock-lined paths WERE NOT from the Hohokam. And the canal probably dates from the 1890s pioneers. I did not see any outlines of houses.

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Dude, you need to drink water! How are you not dead with just Gatorade?

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[@Joe-rd8we]

Terrible rendition of exploration without exploring anything?