Native Americans have not been traced to the present, but the contemporary Paiutes and Shoshones are considered the descendants of the last huntergatherers in southern Nevada. The archaeological record in southern Nevada reflects the activities and life ways of people who, during the past several thousand years, were experts in living in an arid environment. They learned to utilize natural resources and were “hunters and gatherers” of their food. They lived in open camps, brush structures and caves. They moved in family groups throughout a selected territory collecting seeds and capturing animals on a seasonal basis.