Cultural History
There is evidence that the park and surrounding area have been continuously occupied since about 5000 BCE by the Hohokam people. The Romero Ruin still contains pueblos built of rock and adobe, as well as a Mesoamerican ballcourt. The earliest date the pueblo would have been lived in is between 550–600 CE. The site was widely utilized for nearly 400 years; 1000–1450 CE.
The namesake of this ruin, Francisco Romero, built a ranch on the site in the 19th Century, and most likely used stone from the previous Hohokam structure to build his house, and fortifications to protect him from the Apache.
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