Prehistory: Mogollon
The Mogollon culture evolved from the Desert culture of the Great Basin and Southwest. People of the Desert culture hunted, fished, and gathered wild foods. In the processing of food, the Mogollon used crushing and grinding operations. Corn, wild seeds, and nuts were probably present at an early date. The geographic location of this culture was the area near the Arizona-New Mexico border. This area had deep valleys and high mountains. There is evidence that the Mogollons farmed in the deep valleys that received the most rain but about A.D. 500 to A.D. 700 they started relying on wild food more than food that had been farmed. …
