Arbitrary Unit 301, not further specified

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

East-central portion of the site.

Specific Location

Arbitrary 301 is 23 m northeast of Structure 102.

Selection Criteria

1-x-1-m units were used to investigate a midden deposit.

Use

Arbitrary 301 is a post-occupational deposit.

Abandonment

Not applicable.

Postabandonment Process

Arbitrary 301 was deposited through natural processes (wind and water).

Dating of Construction

Not applicable.

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

4 (A.D. 600–725)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

117

Location

2-x-2 meter grid unit 1421N 512E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the southeast quarter of Block 300, approximately 22 m southeast of Structures 312 and 324.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. This unit was selected to investigate possible postholes associated with a stockade in the northeast portion of the Dillard Site.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at an elevation of approximately 99.42 m. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm the sterility of the deposit; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 99.40 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural
Nonstructure
304
extramural surface

Excavation Unit

133

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1421N 514E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the southwest quarter of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at an elevation of approximately 99.30 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm the sterility of the deposit; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 99.21 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural

Excavation Unit

139

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1423N 514E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the southwest quarter of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations ended on the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 304) at an elevation of approximately 99.32 m. Feature 2 was dug into the prehistoric ground surface. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit; the bottom of thi

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural
Nonstructure
304
extramural surface

Excavation Unit

140

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1425N 516E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the southwest quarter of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations ended on the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 304) at an elevation of approximately 99.17 m. Feature 1 was dug into the prehistoric ground surface. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the northeast corner to confirm the sterility of th

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural
Nonstructure
304
extramural surface

Excavation Unit

141

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1425N 514E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the southwest quarter of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at an elevation of approximately 99.38 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm the sterility of the deposit; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 99.33 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural

Excavation Unit

142

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1428N 518E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the south-central portion of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations ended at an elevation of approximately 99.09 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural

Excavation Unit

143

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1432N 511E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the west-central portion of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Fill continued. Excavations were ended in Stratum 3 (likely construction material) at an elevation of approximately 99.43 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Nonstructure
314
cultural deposit, type unknown

Excavation Unit

152

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1431N 514E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the west-central portion of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden)/

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations were terminated at approximately 99.35 m. A test window was dug into the northeast corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 99.18 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural

Excavation Unit

153

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1433N 514E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the west-central portion of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Stratum 2 was divided into two levels because of a difference in compaction.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations were terminated on the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 302) at an elevation of approximately 99.34 m. A test window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 9

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural
Nonstructure
304
extramural surface

Excavation Unit

154

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1433N 522E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the east-central portion of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations were terminated at approximately 98.68 m. A test window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 98.63 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural

Excavation Unit

155

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1442N 516E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the north-central portion of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations were terminated at approximately 98.98 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northeast corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 98.86 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural

Excavation Unit

156

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1444N 512E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the northwest quarter of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into arbitrary 10-cm levels when applicable.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations were terminated at approximately 99.16 m. A test window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 99.07 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural

Excavation Unit

157

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1444N 514E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the north-central portion of Nonstructure 302 (Architectural Block 300 midden).

Selection Criteria

Random. To sample Architectural Block 300 midden Nonstructure 302.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations were terminated at approximately 99.02 m. A test window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 98.96 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural

Excavation Unit

170

Location

2-x-2 meter grid unit 1429N 511E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the southeast quarter of Block 300, approximately 7 m southeast of Structure 311.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. This unit was selected to investigate anomalies that were noted during remote sensing. Augering in this area confirmed the presence of subsurface features.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into arbitrary 10-cm levels when applicable.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated on the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 304) at an elevation of approximately 99.43 m. Pits 8 and 9 were dug into the prehistoric ground surface.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural
Nonstructure
304
extramural surface
Structure
331
earth-walled pit structure

Excavation Unit

201

Location

2-x-2 meter grid unit 1431N 515E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the east-central portion of Block 300, approximately 10 m southeast of Structure 311.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. This unit was selected to follow the possible stockade indicated by postholes in the 1-x1-m unit 1433N 514E.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations were terminated at the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 304) at an elevation of approximately 99.25 m. A 25 cm x 25 cm window was dug into the northeast corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an eleva

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural
Nonstructure
304
extramural surface

Excavation Unit

216

Location

2-x-2 meter grid unit 1434N 513E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the northeast quarter of Block 300, approximately 6 m east of Structure 311.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. This unit was selected to test an area where an anomaly was located during remote sensing.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations ended on the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 304) at an elevation of approximately 99.35 m. Feature 5 was dug into the prehistoric ground surface.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural
Nonstructure
304
extramural surface
Structure
332
earth-walled pit structure

Excavation Unit

229

Location

2-x-2 meter grid unit 1433N 515E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the east-central portion of Block 300, approximately 10 m east of Structure 311.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. This unit was selected to test an area that exhibited an anomaly during remote sensing.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations were terminated at approximately 99.20 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified

Excavation Unit

230

Location

2-x-2 meter grid unit 1435N 515E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the northeast quarter of Block 300, approximately 8 m east of Structure 311.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. This unit was selected to test an area where an anomaly was located during remote sensing.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations ended on the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 304) at an elevation of approximately 99.17 m. Features 6 and 7 were excavated into the prehistoric ground surface.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden
Arbitrary Unit
303
noncultural
Nonstructure
304
extramural surface

Excavation Unit

231

Location

2-x-2 meter grid unit 1436N 513E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the northeast quarter of Block 300, approximately 6 m east of Structure 311.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. This unit was selected to test an area where an anomaly was located during remote sensing.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations ended at an elevation of approximately 99.30 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
301
not further specified
Nonstructure
302
midden