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Nonstructure 505, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central part of the site.
Specific Location
Just north of the roomblock in Architectural Block 500.
Selection Criteria
Encountered during excavations to expose the outside face of the north wall of the roomblock.
Use
Outdoor use surface assciated with the construction and use of Structure 508.
Abandonment
Use of this surface ended when Structure 508 was abandoned.
Postabandonment Process
Surface was covered by naturally deposited sediment or construction fill associated with the construction of the roomblock in Architectural Block 500.
Dating of Construction
Surface was not constructed--was a use surface only. This surface was used sometime after A.D. 1100; this inference is based on the presence of Pueblo III White Painted sherds, and a Mesa Verde Corrugated jar below this surface.
Date Range
3 (A.D. 1100–1300)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
73
Location
2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1090N 1001E.
Central part of site.
Along north wall of roomblock in Architectural Block 500.
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