For hunting, the men continued, like their Paleo-Indian predecessors, to use spears ("darts," they are called by archaeologists) for killing the bigger game, now primarily mule deer, antelope or mountain sheep. They employed an atlatl, or "throwing stick," to hurl their spears with considera...
seeds, nuts and roots, both from the desert and the mountains, supplemented Hohokam agricultural crops as food sources. Many desert and mountain plants yielded materials for construction, tools, weapons, clothing, containers and campfires. Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, white-tail deer, antelope...
Although the Western Apaches raised some crops in ephemeral gardens and traded goods with various neighboring tribes, they depended heavily on hunting, gathering and raiding for subsistence. The men hunted deer and antelope in the fall, while their sons contributed packrats, birds and rabbits to th...
Large game, including mountain sheep, elk, mule deer and black bear occupied the mountain slopes, valleys and meadows. Tassel-eared Abert’s squirrels inhabited the ponderosa forests. Beavers dammed the smaller streams and tributaries. Pronghorn, or antelope, grazed the grasslands. Migratory water bi...