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Nonstructure 2301, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central part of the site.
Specific Location
At the north edge of the roomblock in Architectural Block 2300.
Selection Criteria
Surface was encountered during excavations to expose a segment of the north wall of the adjacent roomblock.
Use
Outdoor use surface associated with the occupation of Architectural Block 2300.
Abandonment
Abandoned as a surface when refuse began to accumulate on it.
Postabandonment Process
Covered by cultural deposits, wall fall, and aeolian and alluvial sediments.
Dating of Construction
Surface was not constructed.
Dating of Abandonment
Abandoned as a surface when refuse began to accumulate on it--sometime after A.D. 1100.
Date Range
5 (A.D. 1180–1260)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
74
Location
2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1128N 1035E.
Central part of site.
Along north wall of roomblock in Architectural Block 2300.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To expose roomblock masonry and determine presence of earlier occupations beneath roomblock.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit