page_title: Agriculture in the prehistoric Southwest
hierarchical_section_title: Agriculture in the prehistoric Southwest
caption_attribution_description: English: Location map of the Hohokam culture — one of the four major prehistoric Oasisamerica traditions of the Ancient Puebloan peoples in Southwestern North America. The culture's pre-Columbian archaeological sites are located in present day Arizona. Español: Localización de la cultura hohokam.
context_page_description: Agriculture in the prehistoric Southwest describes the agricultural practices of the Native Americans inhabiting the American Southwest, which includes the states of Arizona and New Mexico plus portions of surrounding states and neighboring Mexico. Maize was the dominant crop. Introduced from Mesoamerica, it was first cultivated in the Southwest about 2100 BCE. Sedentary cultures based on farming developed afterwards including the Hohokam, Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloans, and Patayan. Due to a deficiency in precipitation throughout the region, irrigation and several techniques of water harvesting and conservation were essential for successful agriculture.
context_section_description: Agriculture in the prehistoric Southwest describes the agricultural practices of the Native Americans inhabiting the American Southwest, which includes the states of Arizona and New Mexico plus portions of surrounding states and neighboring Mexico.  Maize (corn) was the dominant crop. Introduced from Mesoamerica, it was first cultivated in the Southwest about 2100 BCE. Sedentary cultures based on farming developed afterwards including the Hohokam, Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloans, and Patayan. Due to a deficiency in precipitation throughout the region, irrigation and several techniques of water harvesting and conservation were essential for successful agriculture.
caption: A map of the pre-historic cultures of the American Southwest ca 1200 CE. Several Hohokam settlements are shown.
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