When the Pilgrims landed, a group of men found a good place to live, but there were no homes. Some Pilgrims lived on the ship until they could build a home. Some of the first homes were dugouts. A dugout was a home that was built into the side of a hill. It was made of sticks and mud. Others built wetus as their temporary homes. A wetu was a Native American home also known as a wigwam. The wetu was made from bark and sticks. The Pilgrims were extremely cold that first winter because they had to spend it on the ship or in the other temporary shelters. It wasn't until spring that they were able to build their permanent homes. These wooden structures at first had a thatched roof then later one made of wooden shingles. If a family was wealthy, they used nails to assemble their door since nails were expensive and hard to come by in the village. Families also planted a garden with the seeds they brought from England. But the soil was rocky so the harvest was meager.
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