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Nonstructure 6-N, noncultural
About this Nonstructure
General Location
East of main drainage on a steep talus slope.
Specific Location
Southwest of a kiva, Structure 5, and a retaining wall (Feature 3).
Selection Criteria
Part of midden testing program. Nonstructure 6 is an area spatially asociated with Structure 5 (a kiva). The boundaries of the nonstructure were based on the likely extent of secondary refuse from Structure 5-S and its associated structures; thus, they were somewhat arbitrary. Four 1-x-1-m excavation units were selected using a random numbers program. An additional five judgmental units were opened in hopes of increasing the sample of secondary refuse deposits. Two of these units (Segments 1 and 2) were placed close to a retaining wall and the remainder (Segments 3, 4 and 5) were placed at the base of the talus slope, a likely place for deposits to have accumulated. A total of eight cultural deposits were identified and each deposit has been assigned its own study unit number. All noncultural deposits are grouped with this study unit (Nonstructure 6-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 | 4 | Area of east talus slope |
| section | E | East side (east talus slope) |
| subperiod | 9 | Late Pueblo III (A.D. 1225-1280) |
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
13
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 416N 524E.
East of main drainage on steep talus slope; approximately seven meters downslope or south of Structure 5, a kiva.
Southwest part of Nonstructure 6.
Selection Criteria
Random. First of four randomly-selected units for excavation in Nonstructure 6.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
14
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 417N 529E.
East of main drainage on steep talus slope; south of Structure 5, a kiva.
South part of Nonstructure 6.
Selection Criteria
Random. Second of four randomly-selected units for excavation in Nonstructure 6.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
15
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 418N 522E.
East of main drainage on steep talus slope; south of Structure 5, a kiva.
West edge of Nonstructure 6, immediately adjacent to and south of 1x1 m unit N419 E522.
Selection Criteria
Random. Third of four randomly-selected units for excavation in NST 6.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
16
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 419N 522E.
East of main drainage on steep talus slope; south of Structure 5.
West edge of Nonstructure 6, immediately adjacent to and north of 1x1 m unit N418 E522.
Selection Criteria
Random. Fourth of four randomly-selected units for excavation in NST 6.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. According to an agreement with BLM, excavations were halted in this unit when a human burial was encountered, however, excavations in adjacent unit (1 x 1 m 418N 522E) indicate that excavations in this unit ended at or just above sterile soil.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
46
Location
Segment 1 N E.
(Roughly a 1-x-1-m; see plan map)
East of main drainage on steep talus slope.
Nothwest part of Nonstructure 6; immediately south of and adjacent to Structure 5, a kiva and a retaining wall (F-3).
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To augment the sample of secondary refuse form this area and expose a portion of a retaining wall (F-3).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
47
Location
Segment 2 N E.
(1-x-1-m)
East of main drainage on steep talus slope.
North part of Nonstructure 6, south of Structure 5, a kiva.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Selected to augment the sample of secondary refuse from Nonstructure 6.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Undisturbed native sediment exposed in entire unit; to confirm that this was a sterile deposit a test window was excavated in the northeast corner of unit, and then soil was augered.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
48
Location
Segment 3 N E.
(1-x-1-m)
East of main drainage at base of a steep talus slope.
South of the originally-defined boundaries of Nonstructure 6; immediately north of a possible retaining wall and immediatley east of a side drainage of the main drainage.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Based on the argument that the extreme slope present in Nonstructure 6 prevented the accumulation of midden deposits, three units were selected at the base of talus slope in hopes of finding thicker secondary refuse deposits; this is one of the three judg
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Undisturbed native sediment exposed in entire unit; to confirm this was a sterile deposit, a test window was excavated in the northeast corner of the unit.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
49
Location
Segment 4 N E.
(1-x-1-m)
East of main drainage at base of a steep, talus slope.
South of the originally-defined boundaries of NST 6; directly north of a large bedrock outcrop on a relatively flat expanse.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Based on the argument that the extreme slope present in Nonstructure 6 prevented the accumulation of midden deposits, three units were selected at the base of talus slope in hopes of finding thicker secondary refuse deposits; this is one of the three judg
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
50
Location
Segment 5 N E.
(1-x-1-m)
East of main drainage at the base of a steep talus slope.
South of the originally-defined boundaries of Nonstructure 6; situated between several bedrock outcrops.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Based on the argument that the extreme slope present in Nonstructure 6 prevented the accumulation of midden deposits, three units were selected at the base of talus slope in hopes of finding thicker secondary refuse deposits; this is one of the three judg
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit