Arbitrary Unit 105, noncultural

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Southeast portion of site..

Specific Location

Arbitrary 105 is located south and east of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Arbitrary 105 was assigned to document undisturbed native deposits.

Use

Arbitrary 105 is undisturbed native sediment under midden Nonstructure 101.

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 1402N 201E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located in the southwest portion of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 30 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. First 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 110.32 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 110.24 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

3

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1400N 206E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located in the southwest portion of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 32 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Sixth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 110.12 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 110.07 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

7

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1411N 197E.
Southwest portion of the site.
Located near the southwest border of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 24 m southwest of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twelfth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 110.48 m. A 13 cm x 13 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 110.37 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

8

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1418N 201E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located near the west border of the midden (Nonstructure 102), approximately 17 m southwest of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Eighteenth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101. Note that the Study Unit for this Excavation Unit was later changed to Nonstructure 102 due to the presence of modern chaining disturbance.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 110.63 m. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the northeast corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 110.53 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
102
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural
Nonstructure
107
midden

Excavation Unit

9

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1416N 207E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located just west of the center of the midden (Nonstructure 102), approximately 16 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Eleventh 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101. Note that the Study Unit for this Excavation Unit was later changed to Nonstructure 102 due to the presence of modern chaining disturbance.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Stratum 2 was divided into two levels (Level 1 was terminated arbitrarily at a depth of 10 cm).

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 110.17 m. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 110.10 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
102
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural
Nonstructure
107
midden

Excavation Unit

10

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1420N 214E.
Near the center of the site.
Located in the northwest portion of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 13 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Eighth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 109.60 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 109.59 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

11

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1423N 214E.
Near the center of the site.
Located in the north-central portion of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 9 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Seventh 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 109.53 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 109.43 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

12

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1431N 221E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the northeast quarter of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 9 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Thirteenth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 109.12 m. No test window was dug in this unit.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

13

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1422N 210E.
Just west of the center of the site.
Located in the northwest quarter of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 10 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Nineteenth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 109.96 m. An 11 cm x 13 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 109.84 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

14

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1422N 212E.
Just west of the center of the site.
Located in the northwest quarter of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 10 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twenty-fifth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 109.75 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 109.64 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

15

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1421N 213E.
Near the center of the site.
Located in the north-central portion of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 11 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twenty-eighth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 109.67 m. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 109.63 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

16

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1427N 224E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the northeast quarter of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 15 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Thirtieth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 108.85 m. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the northeast corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 108.75 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

18

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1416N 225E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the east-central portion of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 21 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Sixteenth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 108.75 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 108.70 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

21

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1406N 222E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the southeast portion of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 28 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Ninth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 108.74 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 108.69 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

22

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1413N 197E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located near the west border of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 23 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twenty-third 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 110.55 m. A 15 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 110.43 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

23

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1420N 206E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located in the northwest portion of the midden (Nonstructure 102), approximately 12 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twenty-second 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101. Note that the Study Unit for this Excavation Unit was later changed to Nonstructure 102 due to the presence of modern chaining disturbance.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 110.33 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southeast corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 110.26 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
102
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

24

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1415N 209E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located just west of the center of the midden (Nonstructure 102), approximately 17 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twenty-ninth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101. Note that the Study Unit for this Excavation Unit was later changed to Nonstructure 102 due to the presence of modern chaining disturbance.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 109.96 m. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 109.91 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
102
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural
Nonstructure
107
midden

Excavation Unit

25

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1416N 208E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located just west of the center of the midden (Nonstructure 102), approximately 16 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twenty-fourth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101. Note that the Study Unit for this Excavation Unit was later changed to Nonstructure 102 due to the presence of modern chaining disturbance.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 110.09 m. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 110.04 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
102
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural
Nonstructure
107
midden

Excavation Unit

26

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1419N 231E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the east-central portion of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 24 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Fourteenth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 108.30 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 108.21 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural
Nonstructure
107
midden

Excavation Unit

27

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1420N 225E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the east-central portion of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 21 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twenty-first 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 108.88 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northeast corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 108.80 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

28

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1425N 230E.
East-central portion of the site.
Located in the northeast quarter of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 20 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twenty-seventh 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 108.19 m. A 15 cm x 15 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 108.18 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

29

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1424N 235E.
Near the center of the east boundary of the site.
Located in the northeast quarter of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 25 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Third 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 107.75 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 107.62 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

31

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1431N 233E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the northeast quarter of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 20 m east of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Twenty-sixth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 108.55 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 108.51 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

32

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1398N 206E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located near the south border of the midden (Nonstructure 101), approximately 34 m south of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Random. Fifteenth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 110.08 m. A 15 cm x 15 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 110.01 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural

Excavation Unit

36

Location

2-x-2 meter grid unit 1429N 222E.
Northeast quarter of the site.
Located in the northeast quarter of Nonstructure 101, approximately 11 m southeast of Structure 110.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. This excavation unit was selected in order to investigate several upright sandstone slabs that were visible on the modern ground surface. These slabs likely formed part of a check dam and were recorded as Feature 1.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 109.05 m. A 25 cm x 25 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 109.00 m.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
101
midden
Nonstructure
102
midden
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural
Nonstructure
115
extramural surface