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Arbitrary Unit 1-A, noncultural
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Rubble areas in various areas throughout the site.
Specific Location
Selection Criteria
Arbitrary Unit 1 is the Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum in the stratified random sampling portion of excavations; these are the areas that were thought, prior to excavation, to contain rooms or roomblocks.
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
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
42
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 98N 105E.
South of west end of butte.
Less than 1 m grid southwest of Structure 206.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
44
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 98N 143E.
At top of midden slope south of butte.
2 m grid southwest of Structure 103.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
46
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 99N 106E.
South of west end of butte.
12 m grid west of Structure 110.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
52
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 100N 100E.
South of west end of butte.
4 m grid west of Structure 206.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
53
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 100N 106E.
South of west end of butte.
Along south wall of Structure 206.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Unit added to north edge of probability unit 99N 106E to gain additional working space.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
57
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 101N 144E.
South of butte.
Along grid-west wall of Structure 103.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
61
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 105N 121E.
South face of butte.
Includes north wall of Structure 110 and south wall of Structure 109.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
62
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 105N 124E.
South of butte.
1 m grid northeast of Structure 110.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To define surface structures associated with Structure 105 or 110.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
63
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 105N 132E.
South of butte.
1 m grid northeast of Structure 105.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To define architecture associated with Structure 105.
Excavation Strategy
Arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
64
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 105N 133E.
South of butte.
2 m grid northeast of Structure 105.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To search for room walls.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
65
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 105N 138E.
South of butte.
2 m grid north of Structure 104.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To define room walls in rubble area.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
66
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 105N 152E.
South of butte.
3 m grid northeast of Structure 103.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
67
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 106N 147E.
South of butte.
2 m grid north of Structure 103.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To search for room walls.
Excavation Strategy
Arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
68
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 107N 94E.
At west end of butte.
6 m grid southwest of Structure 304.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
69
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 107N 130E.
South face of butte.
1 m grid north of Structure 105.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Other. Some arbitrary levels, some strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
72
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 107N 148E.
South of butte.
3 m grid northeast of Structure 103.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To search for room walls.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
74
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 110N 104E.
Abuts north face of butte.
In southern recess of Structure 304.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Random unit placed in wrong spot; excavated it anyway.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Other. Portion of unit inside Structure 304 ended at surface of southern recess; portion outside Strcture 304 excavated to bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
76
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 112N 104E.
Just north of west end of butte.
Along southeast wall of Structure 304.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
79
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 116N 121E.
Just north of butte.
At southwest edge of southern recess of Structure 302.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
80
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 116N 125E.
On slope just north of butte.
1 m grid southeast of Structure 302.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
82
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 118N 113E.
Abuts north face of butte.
1 m grid northwest of Structure 308.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
112
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 146N 89E.
Northwest edge of site.
In Structure 401.
Selection Criteria
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
152
Location
1-x-2 meter grid unit 107N 138E.
Just south of butte.
4 m grid north of Structure 104.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To search for room walls.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit