Caddo Life: Hunter-Gatherer Wisdom and Agricultural Trade-offs By K. Brad Barfield The history of the Caddo people in the Felsenthal region offers a profound lens through which to examine one of humanity’s most consequential transitions: the shift from mobile hunter-gatherer lifeways to more settled agricultural systems. Some perspectives suggest that the original hunter-gatherer foundation of Caddo culture may have represented the best deal in human history—a life physically demanding, yet rich