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Nonstructure 802, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
North part of the site.
Specific Location
North edge of the roomblock in Architectural Block 800.
Selection Criteria
Surface recorded during excavations to expose a segment of the outside face of the north wall of the roomblock.
Use
This was an outdoor use surface associated with the construction and occupation of the roomblock in Architectural Block 800
Abandonment
Surface no longer used when it became covered with refuse
Postabandonment Process
Buried under wall fall, and naturally deposited sediments
Dating of Construction
Surface was used sometime after A.D. 1180; this inference is based on the presence of Mesa Verde Black-on-white pottery in the fill beneath this surface.
Dating of Abandonment
Surface was abandoned sometime after A.D. 1180; this inference is based on the presence of Mesa Verde Black-on-white pottery in the fill 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
50
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1190N 1008E.
North part of site.
Extension of 2 x 1 excavation unit at north edge of roomblock in Architectural Block 800.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Extension of 2 x 1 m unit to the south to try to expose the masonry wall of the roomblock in Architectural Block 800.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
78
Location
2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1191N 1008E.
North part of site.
Just north of roomblock in Architectural Block 800.
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