DONATE TODAY
Nonstructure 1219, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
In the great tower complex.
Specific Location
Adjacent to the west wall of the bi-wall structure.
Selection Criteria
Surface was encountered during excavations to expose the outside face of the bi-wall structure and document the outside surface associated with it.
Use
Probably used for a variety of outdoor activities by the occupants of bi-wall Structures 1214 and 1222 adjacent to the west. The mano and the small pit feature are probably remnants of some of these activities. Other artifacts on this surface were probably incidental refuse; some refuse also accumulated in the sediment above this surface (possibly tossed out of windows in Structure 1214 or 1222).
Abandonment
Abandoned as a result of the abandonment of the adjacent roomblock.
Postabandonment Process
Wall stones from the bi-wall structure collapsed onto the surface.
Dating of Construction
Surface was not constructed.
Dating of Abandonment
The presence of Mesa Verde Black-on-white pottery indicates that this surface was used after A.D. 1180.
Date Range
6 (A.D. 1225–1300)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
86
Location
Segment 11 N E.
(1 x 2 m unit.)
Great tower complex.
Adjacent to the west wall of the bi-wall structure.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Part of an east-west cross-section trench that bisected the great tower bi-wall structure.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit