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Nonstructure 902, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
North part of the site.
Specific Location
Just north of roomblock in Architectural Block 900.
Selection Criteria
Surface was encountered during excavations to expose a segment of the outside face of the north wall of this roomblock.
Use
Outdoor use surface associated with the construction and occupation of the roomblock in Architectural Block 900
Abandonment
Abandoned when the occupation of this area ended
Postabandonment Process
Covered with cultural deposits from occupation, wall fall, and naturally deposited sediments
Dating of Construction
Surface was probably not intentionally constructed, but was used sometime after A.D. 1100. This inference is based on the location of this surface above the top of the fill of an adjacent pit structure (Structure 903); Pueblo III White Painted pottery is on the floor of that structure.
Dating of Abandonment
This surface was abandoned an unknown length of time after A.D. 1100. This inference is based on the location of this surface above the top of the fill of an adjacent pit structure (Structure 903); Pueblo III White Painted pottery is on the floor of that structure.
Date Range
5 (A.D. 1180–1260)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
80
Location
2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1245N 1007E.
North part of site.
Just north of roomblock in Architectural Block 900 and adjacent to the exterior wall of the roomblock.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To expose roomblock masonry and determine presence of earlier occupations below roomblock.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit