Subsistence: Introduction
The Pueblo I people were primarily agriculturists. However, artifactual and botanical remains from the
MAPL sites suggest that the Pueblo I people actually consumed a fairly broad-based diet, consisting
of a mix of cultivated crops, domesticated animals, native plants and wild game. Agricultural products
included corn, beans, and squash, while tame dogs and turkeys provided meat, feathers and/or eggs.
In addition, seeds and greens from various wild grasses, weedy annuals, and perennial plants were
procured from nearby biotic communities. Likewise, numerous animal resources, including large and
small mammals, several types of birds, and even amphibians, were hunted, snared or trapped for
consumption.
MAPL sites suggest that the Pueblo I people actually consumed a fairly broad-based diet, consisting
of a mix of cultivated crops, domesticated animals, native plants and wild game. Agricultural products
included corn, beans, and squash, while tame dogs and turkeys provided meat, feathers and/or eggs.
In addition, seeds and greens from various wild grasses, weedy annuals, and perennial plants were
procured from nearby biotic communities. Likewise, numerous animal resources, including large and
small mammals, several types of birds, and even amphibians, were hunted, snared or trapped for
consumption.
