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Nonstructure 6-N, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Near southeast edge of site.
Specific Location
7 m grid northeast of Structure 112.
Selection Criteria
To sample this untested, possibly structural area.
Use
This extramural surface was used for the construction of at least three walls--one site-enclosing wall, one retaining wall, and one wall of unknown function--and also for the construction of one pit.
Abandonment
No data.
Postabandonment Process
Walls collapsed naturally, and sediment was deposited naturally.
Dating of Construction
No construction dates, but assumed to have been used sometime during the one defined occupation of the site (A.D. 1256-1285).
Dating of Remodeling
No evidence of remodeling.
Dating of Abandonment
Mesa Verde Black-on-white pottery is associated with this study unit; area assumed to have been abandoned when occupation of the village ended, sometime after A.D. 1274.
Dating of Reuse
No evidence of reuse.
Date Range
1 (A.D. 1256–1285)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
139
Location
1-x-2 meter grid unit 88N 185E.
Southeast area of site.
12 m grid northeast of Structure 112.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To test this area for architecture.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
140
Location
1-x-2 meter grid unit 89N 191E.
East edge of site.
16 m grid northeast of Structure 112.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To expose site-enclosing wall.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit