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Nonstructure 602, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central part of the site.
Specific Location
Just north of the roomblock in Architectural Block 600.
Selection Criteria
Surface was encountered during excavations to expose the outside face of the north wall of the roomblock.
Use
Outdoor use surface associated with the construction and occupation of the roomblock in Architectural Block 600
Abandonment
Abandoned when the occupation of this area ended
Postabandonment Process
Covered with cultural deposits from roomblock occupation, then with wall fall, aeolian, and alluvial sediments
Dating of Construction
This surface was not constructed, but was used sometime after A.D. 1150; this inference is based on the Pueblo III construction style of the roomblock wall that rests on the surface. Mesa Verde Corrugated and Pueblo III White Painted pottery sherds are beneath this surface.
Dating of Abandonment
This surface was abandoned sometime after A.D. 1150; this inference is based on the construction of Pueblo III style masonry on top of the surface. Mesa Verde Corrugated sherds and Pueblo III white painted sherds are beneath this surface.
Date Range
4 (A.D. 1150–1300)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
38
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1138N 1004E.
Central part of site.
Along north wall of roomblock in Architectural Block 600.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Extension of 2 x 1 m unit (EU 75) to the south to try to expose the Architectural Block 600 masonry wall.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
75
Location
2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1139N 1004E.
Central part of site.
Just north of roomblock in Architectural Block 600.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To expose masonry wall 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