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Nonstructure 6.4-N, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
East of main drainage on a steep talus slope; southwest of a tested kiva (Structure 5).
Specific Location
Upper half of Segment 1 (EU 46).
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 6-N testing; see Nonstructure 6-N and associated EU for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
Natural bedrock surface associated with the construction of an extramural wall (Feature 3).
Abandonment
No data.
Postabandonment Process
Not applicable.
Dating of Construction
No data.
Dating of Remodeling
Not applicable.
Dating of Abandonment
No data.
Dating of Midden
Not applicable.
Dating of Reuse
No evidence of reuse.
Date Range
4 (A.D. 900–1280)
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 | 4 | Area of east talus slope |
| section | E | East side (east talus slope) |
| subperiod | 9 | Late Pueblo III (A.D. 1225-1280) |
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
46
Location
Segment 1 N E.
(Roughly a 1-x-1-m; see plan map)
East of main drainage on steep talus slope.
Nothwest part of Nonstructure 6; immediately south of and adjacent to Structure 5, a kiva and a retaining wall (F-3).
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To augment the sample of secondary refuse form this area and expose a portion of a retaining wall (F-3).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit