Across the street in Mesa, Arizona from where some of my children were born, there is a nondescript mound of mud know as the Mesa Grande Ruin. It dates from the very earliest time of Hohokam settlement in the Salt River Valley and at one time was one of the largest and most impressive ruins in the valley. Unfortunately, much of the ruin was excavated and then allowed to wash away in the infrequent rain storms. Some of the amazing artifacts from the mound are still in existence and they have now built a very small museum and charge $5 a person to get in to see the mound. That must be progress.
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