The University of Arizona Press
July 31, 2025
Linda Gregonis and Victoria Evans, authors of The Hohokam and Their World: An Exploration of Art and Iconography, spoke with archaeologist Gayle Hartmann in the spring as part of the Tumamoc Author Series. In this Southwest Center video of the event, the conversation followed the traces of what the Hohokam left behind: pottery, carved stone, shell ornaments, and stunning rock imagery. These materials offer a glimpse into how the Hohokam viewed and navigated their world: how they understood water, the desert, the ocean, travel, their ancestors, and the cosmos. The talk reflected the powerful backdrop of Tumamoc Hill, itself a significant Hohokam archaeological site.
The event was presented by Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, The University of Arizona Press, and The Southwest Center.
Linda M. Gregonis is an independent researcher who has spent more than forty years researching various aspects of Hohokam culture, including iconography, while working primarily as a ceramics analyst. Victoria R. Evans is an archaeologist who has conducted research in the Sonoran Desert for more than twenty years. The Hohokam and Their World offers readers the opportunity to explore how these various images and objects may have been used by the Hohokam. The authors discuss how artists drew inspiration from their Sonoran Desert homeland and were also influenced by the cultures of western Mexico, the hunter-gatherers of the western desert, the Mogollon to the east, and the Pueblo cultures of the northern Southwest.
