Arbitrary Unit 104, noncultural

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Arbitrary 104 is located in the central portion of the site.

Specific Location

Arbitrary 104 is located under Structure 108, in Segment 1.

Selection Criteria

Arbitrary 104 is used to define the pre-occupational calcium carbonate deposits under Structure 108, in Segment 1.

Use

Arbitrary 104 is the pre-occupational, undisturbed, natural, calcium-carbonate deposit underlying Structure 108. Arbitrary 104 was only found in Segment 1.

Abandonment

Not applicable.

Postabandonment Process

Not applicable.

Dating of Construction

Not applicable.

Dating of Remodeling

Not applicable.

Dating of Abandonment

Not applicable.

Dating of Midden

Not applicable.

Dating of Reuse

Not applicable.

Date Range

No dates available

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

13

Location

Segment 1 N E.
(Segment 1 is 10.5 meters long, 70 centimeters wide.)
Segment 1 is located in the central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is southeast of Arbitrary 105, and west-northwest of Nonstructure 106.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. Segment 1 was used to investigate the nature of an electrical resistivity anomaly.

Excavation Strategy

Other. Overburden was removed using a backhoe, until rock was encountered and it became clear we were in a structure. At this point, natural strata were subdivided into 25 centimeter arbitrary levels.

Unit Ends at

Structure floor. Excavation terminated at approximately 81.70 meters below datum. The floor in this excavation unit likely eroded away, revealing the underlying, natural, undisturbed, calcium carbonate deposit.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
102
noncultural
Nonstructure
103
not further specified
Arbitrary Unit
104
noncultural
Structure
108
subterranean kiva