Nonstructure 801, noncultural

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Near southwest end of pueblo in Architectural Block 800.

Specific Location

Adjacent to, and west of, the great kiva complex; rests above portions of Structures 808 (a kiva) and 814 (a surface room).

Selection Criteria

Excavated as part of great kiva testing. This nonstructure consists of the natural, postabandonment deposits above portions of Kiva 808 and Room 814.

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

1 (A.D. 1250–1280)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

4

Location

Segment 2 N E.
Near the southwest end of pueblo; Architectural Block 800.
Adjacent to and west/northwest of the great kiva complex.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. Part of the testing that occurred west of the great kiva complex.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Structure floor. Structure 814 floor in north end of unit. Structure 808 floor in part of unit; small subfloor test window taken to undisturbed native sediment in Structure 808.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
801
noncultural
Structure
808
aboveground kiva
Structure
814
masonry surface structure

Excavation Unit

9

Location

Segment 1 N E.
(Roughly a 2-x-1.5-m unit.)
Near the southwest end of pueblo; Architectural Block 800.
Adjacent to and west of great kiva.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. Selected to investigate the great kiva complex; part of east-west trenching through the great kiva complex.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Fill continued. Fill beneath this nonstructure was provenienced as Structure 808 (kiva).

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Nonstructure
801
noncultural
Structure
808
aboveground kiva