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Arbitrary Unit 4-A, noncultural
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Various areas throughout the site that appeared to be courtyard or plaza areas.
Specific Location
Selection Criteria
Arbitrary Unit 4 is the Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum in the stratified random sampling portion of the excavations; these are the areas that were thought, prior to excavation, to contain courtyards or plazas.
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
2
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 68N 169E.
Southeast edge of site.
2 m south of Structure 101.
Selection Criteria
Random. Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum (SS 4).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
3
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 69N 172E.
Near southeast edge of site.
2 m grid southeast of Structure 101.
Selection Criteria
Random. Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum (SS 4).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
43
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 98N 138E.
South of butte.
6 m grid east of Structure 105.
Selection Criteria
Random. Pitstructure sampling stratum (SS 3).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
51
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 99N 141E.
South of butte.
Grid-southeast edge of Structure 104.
Selection Criteria
Random. Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum (SS 4).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Outside of structure, construction fill continued down; inside structure, provenience changed to fill of Bench 5 of Structure 104.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
94
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 128N 105E.
Near base of slope north of butte.
10 m grid southeast of Structure 408.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Southernmost unit in a north-south line to test plaza area.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
98
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 132N 105E.
South edge of plaza north of butte.
7 m grid southwest of Structure 405.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. One of a north-south line of units to cross-section plaza north of butte.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
99
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 134N 84E.
Near northwest edge of site.
Outside west wall of Structure 408.
Selection Criteria
Random. Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum (SS 4)
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
100
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 134N 85E.
Northwest edge of site.
West wall of Structure 408.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To test this possible public architecture.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
102
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 137N 100E.
Plaza north of butte.
4 m grid east of Structure 408.
Selection Criteria
Random. Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum (SS 4).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
103
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 137N 105E.
Plaza north of butte.
3.5 m grid southwest of Structure 405.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. One of a north-south line of units to cross-section plaza north of butte.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
104
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 137N 110E.
Plaza north of butte.
2 m south of Structure 405.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. One of a line of units cross-sectioning plaza area east-west.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
105
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 137N 114E.
East end of plaza area north of butte.
2.5 m grid southeast of Structure 405.
Selection Criteria
Random. Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum (SS 4).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
106
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 139N 118E.
Near northeast edge of site.
2 m grid south of Structure 406.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To facilitate exposure of masonry wall encountered in random unit 140N 118E.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
107
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 140N 93E.
Near north edge of site.
1 m grid northeast of Structure 408.
Selection Criteria
Random. Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum (SS 4).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
108
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 140N 118E.
Near northeast edge of site.
1 m grid south of Structure 406.
Selection Criteria
Random. Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum (SS 4).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
109
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 141N 96E.
Near north edge of site.
3 m grid northeast of Structure 408.
Selection Criteria
Random. Courtyard/Plaza sampling stratum (SS 4).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
110
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 141N 105E.
In plaza north of butte.
3 m grid west of Structure 405.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. One of a north-south line of units to cross-section plaza.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
114
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 147N 106E.
North edge of site.
Outside west wall of Structure 403.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To define junction of north site-enclosing wall with northwest corner of Structure 403.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
159
Location
1-x-2 meter grid unit 144N 93E.
Grid-northwest edge of site.
1 m grid east of Structure 401.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To expose north site-enclosing wall.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit