The Mogollon Tribe

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The Mogollon Tribe
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The Mogollon Culture

• Many Mogollon groups stayed along the New Mexico
  and Arizona border.
• Some of the earliest Mogollon groups live in
  alcoves or caves.
• Others lived on top of ridges and bluffs
  overlooking their fields.
• In order to protect their community they built
  tall walls around them.

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Home Life

• They lived in pit houses, which were holes
  covered by dome roofs.
• The holes were about 2-5 ft. deep and only10-15
  ft. in diameter.
• They were roughly circular in shape.

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Pit House Roof Structure
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Pit Houses

• The roofs were made of brush and grass with a
  think layer of mud plaster.
• Some families built cook fires in the center, and
  others may have kept their fires outside. But
  they may have brought in fire-heated stones to
  keep warm.

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Family Possessions

• Family possessions included plain brown or
  reddish ceramic bowls, pots and jars.
• They made baskets from the Yucca plants, made
  straw mats, and feather or rabbit fur blankets.
• Individually they had belts and shoes made from
  Yucca fibers.
• They had pendants, necklaces and bracelets made
  from shells, bones or precious stones.
• They made utensils and tools from stones.

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Food

• The Mogollon stored food. This included grain
  from crops and seeds from wild plants.
• These storage areas were either inside or
  immediately outside their homes.
• Families planted corn, beans, squash, and cotton
  near river banks and washes.

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Family Roles

• Children probably watched over the crops, making
  sure to chase away any birds or rodents.
• Probably both men and women planted the crops
• The women probably gathered clay, coiled clay
  ropes into various shapes, polished the moist
  surface with scrapers, added some decoration and
  then fired the pots into hot coals
• The men probably made the weapons and trained
  their sons to hunt and build the houses.

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Pots and Bowls