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Arbitrary Unit 1102, noncultural
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Southeast portion of site.
Specific Location
West-central portion of Architectural Block 1100; 468N 584E.
Selection Criteria
2-x-2-m unit was judgmentally placed to test an anomaly identified by the electrical resistance survey in 2001.
Use
Secondary refuse was deposited by nearby residents (Structure 1104) during the Late Pueblo II period. Excavation ceased in this Study Unit when Human Remains Occurrence 6 was encountered in Nonstructure 1103.
Abandonment
Not applicable.
Postabandonment Process
Natural wind and water sediments covered Arbitrary Unit 1102 deposits.
Dating of Construction
Arbitrary Unit 1102 was deposited in the Late Pueblo II period. This inference was based on the presence of two funerary artifacts (two Mancos Black-on-white bowls; Whole Vessel numbers 7 and 8) associated with Nonstructure 1103, located immediately below Arbitrary Unit 1102, and Human Remains Occurrence 6.
Dating of Remodeling
Not applicable.
Dating of Abandonment
Unknown. Excavation ceased in this Study Unit when Human Remains Occurrence 6 was encountered.
Dating of Midden
Not applicable.
Dating of Reuse
Not applicable.
Date Range
14 (A.D. 1060–1225)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
312
Location
2-x-2 meter grid unit 468N 584E.
Southeast portion of the site.
West-central portion of Architectural Block 1100; 468N 584E.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This 2-x-2-m unit was judgmentally placed to test an anomaly identified by the electrical resistance survey in 2001.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Excavated in 20 cm levels; excavation ceased when HRO-6 was encountered at an elevation of approximately 97.15 m.
Unit Ends at
Other. Human Remains Occurrence 6 was encountered and excavation ceased in this unit at an elevation of approximately 97.15 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit