© Photographed July 21, 2015
Aztalan State Park
Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
43.063353, -88.861921
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Hunting
Hunting
Agriculture was important, but hunting remained a critical part of diet and lifestyle. Hunting represented an important source of protein, and the animal bones themselves provided extremely useful raw materials to fashion into tools.The vast majority of animal bones found at the site are deer, and there is little question that deer remained the primary source of meat. Nonetheless, elk, raccoon, beaver, muskrat, passenger pigeon, and fox were also hunted on a regular basis. Most hunting was done by means of bows and arrows, where small triangular points were attached to wooden shafts to form arrows. Since game is available . ..
The marker is one of a series of markers located on the grounds of Aztalan State Park,
Looking south towards the parking lot,
with the Crawfish River in the background.
with the Crawfish River in the background.
Looking north along the hiking trail.
The visitor center was closed the day of my visit.
The marker is located at Aztalan State Park in Jefferson, Wisconsin.
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