*** About Casa Grande Ruins: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument preserves one of the most significant cultural landmarks of the ancient Sonoran Desert people. Established as a national monument in 1918, these ruins date back to the 13th century and are believed to have served a variety of administrative and ceremonial purposes. The "Great House" is particularly notable for its structural ingenuity and astronomical alignments, known to mark solar events such as solstices and equinoxes. The site offers insights into the sophisticated irrigation systems and social structures of the Hohokam culture, who engineered an extensive network of canals, making desert agriculture viable.

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