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Arbitrary Unit 245, not further specified
About this Nonstructure
General Location
South-central portion of the site.
Specific Location
Arbitrary is about 8 m north of Structure 205-226.
Selection Criteria
Excavation units were used to investigate a remote-sensing anomaly.
Use
Meter thick loess sediment with charcoal flecking redeposited by either natural or cultural means. If cultural, Arbitrary Unit 245 could be evidence for a Basketmaker III era barrow pit.
Abandonment
Not applicable.
Postabandonment Process
Activity surface Nonstructure 241 built on top of this redeposited layer.
Dating of Construction
Deposit predates use surface Nonstructure 241with a date range of A.D. 547 to 655.
Dating of Remodeling
Not applicable.
Dating of Abandonment
Not applicable.
Dating of Midden
Basketmaker III (A.D. 600-725).
Dating of Reuse
Not Applicable
Date Range
1 (A.D. 420–600)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
60
Location
1-x-3 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1384N 486E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located in the northwest quarter of Block 200, approximately 12 m north of Structure 205.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This unit was selected in order to test an area where a remote sensing anomaly was present.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were divided into arbitrary 25-cm levels when applicable.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation ended on the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 241) at an elevation of approximately 99.30 m. Features 1-6 were dug into an upper use surface.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
223
Location
2-x-2 meter grid unit 1383N 475E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located in the northwest quarter of Block 200, directly northwest of Structure 228.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This unit was selected to test for a possible stockade northwest of Structure 228.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit