Religious Places of the Indigenous Peoples of North America Codexery

Hole-in-the-Rock (Papago Park)

Natural sandstone formation with Hohokam seasonal markers.

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Hole-in-the-Rock, a natural formation in Papago Park near Phoenix and Tempe, features openings eroded through red sandstone. The Hohokam people used sunlight passing through these holes to track equinoxes and solstices, leaving carved markers.

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Location
Papago Park, Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona
Named by
Charles Poston
Year named
1892
Age of sandstone
6–15 million years
Erosion type
Tafoni eroded by water

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