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Nonstructure 10-N, noncultural
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Upper west side.
Specific Location
Northwest of and upslope from a tested kiva, Structure 7, and west of a suspected kiva and roomblock.
Selection Criteria
Initially part of kiva testing program; this area was thought to contain a kiva and it was one of two possible kiva depressions that was selected by random means for testing in Sampling Stratum 3;. Testing indicated that midden deposits, not a kiva, were present. A second judgmental unit (Segment 2) was opened adjacent to the first unit (Segment 1) to increase the sample of secondary refuse deposits from this area. Two cultural deposits were identified and assigned unique study unit numbers (Nonstructures 10.1-N and 10.2-N). Noncultural deposits were grouped with this study unit (Nonstructure 10-N).
Use
Not Applicable
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
Groups to Which This Study Unit was Assigned
See The Archaeology of Woods Canyon Pueblo (specifically the chapters on architecture, chronology, and artifacts) for more information on study unit groupings at Woods Canyon Pueblo.
| Type | ID | Description |
| area | 5 | Area of upper west side |
| section | UW | Upper west side |
| subperiod | 9 | Late Pueblo III (A.D. 1225-1280) |
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
68
Location
Segment 1 N E.
(2-x-1-m)
Northwest quadrant of site, approximately seven meters south of the cliff face; northwest of and upslope from a tested kiva, Structure 7.
West of a suspected kiva and roomblock; unit is located in the north half of a depression that was originally believed to be a kiva depression.
Selection Criteria
Initially part of kiva testing program; unit was selected to test a possible kiva in Sampling Stratum 3 (see kiva sampling map for location of sampling stratum).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
69
Location
Segment 2 N E.
(1-x-1-m)
Upper west side, approximately eight meters south of the cliff face; northwest of and upslope from a tested kiva, Structure 7.
West of a suspected kiva and roomblock; adjacent to and southeast of Nonstructure 10, Segment 1.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Extension of Nonstructure 10, Segment 1; testing was expanded because of the large amounts of secondary refuse found in Segment 1 and the need for larger secondary refuse assemblages to make intra-site comparisions; this unit was also opened to see if the
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit