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Nonstructure 1.13-N, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Lower west side; base of talus slope near canyon bottom.
Specific Location
Lower half of Segment 6; rests below Nonstructures 1.11-N and 1.12-N and above Nonstructures 1.14-N and 1.15-N.
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 1-N testing; see Nonstructure 1-N and associated EU for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
Ephermal outdoor use surface.
Abandonment
Artifacts were left on the surface and surface was later covered by cultural fill.
Postabandonment Process
Not applicable.
Dating of Construction
Pottery resting on the surface dates from A.D. 900 to 1300. The presence of a Mesa Verde Corrugated sherd suggests the surface was used between A.D. 1100 and 1300. The stratigraphic position indicates that this surface postdates a secondary refuse deposit (Nonstructure 1.14-N) and a cultural deposit (Nonstructure 1.15-N) and predates another extramural surface (Nonstructure 1.12-N) and another cultural deposit (Nonstructure 1.11-N).
Dating of Remodeling
Not applicable.
Dating of Abandonment
Surface was abandoned before canyon bottom was abandoned, as multiple cultural deposits rest abovethis surfacet.
Dating of Midden
Not applicable.
Dating of Reuse
No evidence of reuse.
Date Range
2 (A.D. 1140–1280)
Site-Wide
Dating
Groups to Which This Study Unit was Assigned
See The Archaeology of Woods Canyon Pueblo (specifically the chapters on architecture, chronology, and artifacts) for more information on study unit groupings at Woods Canyon Pueblo.
| Type | ID | Description |
| area | 1 | Area of canyon bottom |
| section | LW | Lower west side (canyon bottom) |
| subperiod | 8 | Early Pueblo III (A.D. 1140-1225) |
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
37
Location
Segment 6 N E.
(1 x 1 m)
Lower west side.
Northwest corner of Nonstructure 1.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Selected to identify if open, flat area, known as Nonstructure 1, was a plaza or great kiva; placed adjacent to and south of a stone alignment that forms the north boundary of Nonstructure 1.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Unclear if last stratum excavated is sterile soil or fill.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit