Traditional Culture
The Piscataway relied more on agriculture than many of their neighbors, and they grew crops such as corn, beans, and pumpkins. Men hunted bears, deer, squirrels, partridges, wild turkeys, and other small game with bows and arrows. They used fishing, gathering oysters, and harvesting nuts to supplement their diets.
Piscataway villages were company and protected by palisades. Traditional houses were rectangular and typically 10 feet high and 20 feet long, with barrel-shaped roofs, covered with bark or woven mats. A hearth occupied the center of the house with a smoke hole overhead.
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