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Arbitrary Unit 504, not further specified
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Northwest portion of the site.
Specific Location
Arbitrary 504 is about 77 m northwest of Structure 102.
Selection Criteria
1-x-1-m units were used to investigate a midden deposit.
Use
Arbitrary 504 is recently disturbed post-occupational deposit.
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Arbitrary 501 was deposited over Arbitrary 504 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 midden redeposited by heavy machinery in the 1990s.
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
166
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1478N 430E.
Northwest quarter of the site.
Located in the north-central portion Nonstructure 502 (Block 500 midden).
Selection Criteria
Random. To sample Architectural Block 500 midden Nonstructure 502.
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 101.47 m. A 15 cm x 15 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 101.38 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit