Archaeological park at the Mesa Grande Ruins opens

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A new archaeological park has been built for a 6-acre site that represents the remains of one of the largest and most complex ancient Hohokam platform mound communities.

The Mesa Grande Ruins cultural center, which had its groundbreaking in September and its grand opening Saturday, explores what archaeologists believe was the religious and cultural center of a large Hohokam settlement that was abandoned in the 1400s.