Arbitrary Unit 102, noncultural

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

West-central portion of the site.

Specific Location

Arbitrary 102 overlies Structure 106.

Selection Criteria

A 3-x-1-m unit was used to investigate a pitstructure.

Use

Arbitrary 102 was used to document the post-occupational deposits overlying Structure 106.

Abandonment

Not Applicable

Postabandonment Process

Natural processes (wind and water) contributed to the post-occupational accumulation.

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

1 (A.D. 570–670)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

13

Location

1-x-3 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1513.75N 1768E.
Central-west portion of the site.
This excavation unit was placed over Structure 106.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. This 3-x-1-m unit was used to assess the nature of a geophysical anomaly.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. The natural strata were subdivided into 25-cm arbitrary levels.

Unit Ends at

Structure floor. Excavation terminated at Surface-1, the primary use-surface of Structure 106. Excavation terminated at approximately 83.38m below datum.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
102
noncultural
Structure
106
earth-walled pit structure