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Nonstructure 3202, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Talus slope at south end of the site.
Specific Location
South of the roomblock in Architectural Block 3200.
Selection Criteria
Surface was encountered during excavations designed to determine if the associated roomblock is a bi-wall structure.
Use
Outdoor use surface on which Structure 3201 and associated retaining wall were constructed.
Abandonment
Abandoned when occupation of this area ended.
Postabandonment Process
Covered with construction deposits, secondary refuse, and then alluvial and colluvial sediments.
Dating of Construction
The presence of Pueblo III White Painted pottery in the deposits below this surface indicate that this surface was used after A.D. 1100.
Dating of Abandonment
Surface was used, and so also abandoned, after A.D. 1100.
Date Range
4 (A.D. 1150–1300)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
65
Location
2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 771N 975E.
Talus slope at south end of site.
Off the south end of Architectural Block 3200, near the ash cave.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To determine if Architectural Block 3200 was a bi-wall structure.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit