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Nonstructure 506, 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 associated with the earliest occupation in this area, prior to the construction of the Architectural Block 500 roomblock.
Abandonment
Surface no longer used after sediment was deposited on top of it.
Postabandonment Process
Covered first by sediment, then by the use surface associated with Structure 508, and then by subsequent deposits (see stratigraphic profile description).
Dating of Construction
Surface was not constructed.
Dating of Abandonment
Surface was abandoned an unknown length of time after A.D. 1100; this inference is based on the association of Pueblo III White Painted and Mesa Verde Corrugated pottery with 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