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Nonstructure 2403, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Southwest part of the site.
Specific Location
Just north of the roomblock in Architectural Block 2400.
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 2400.
Abandonment
Abandoned when occupation of this area ended.
Postabandonment Process
Covered with cultural deposits from occupation, burned construction material (either secondary refuse or naturally deposited from adjacent burned structure), wall fall, and aeolian/alluvial deposits.
Dating of Construction
Surface was not constructed, but is thought to have been used as a surface on which to build the adjacent roomblock during the Pueblo III period (A.D. 1150-1300). This inference is based on the pecked-block and double-stone-wide masonry styles of the exposed roomblock wall.
Dating of Abandonment
Thought to have been abandoned sometime after A.D. 1100; this inference is based on the presence of Pueblo III White Painted pottery on this surface.
Date Range
2 (A.D. 1100–1225)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
68
Location
2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 936N 884E.
Southwest part of site.
Just north of roomblock in Architectural Block 2400.
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