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Nonstructure 905, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
North part of the site.
Specific Location
At the north edge of the 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
This surface was the prehistoric ground surface at the time Structure 903 was constructed
Abandonment
Was abandoned when occupation of Structure 903 ended
Postabandonment Process
Cultural materials from the use activities that formed Nonstructure 901 accumulated on the surface
Dating of Construction
Surface was not constructed.
Dating of Abandonment
This surface was probably abandoned at the same time the associated pit structure (Structure 903) was abandoned. The presence of Pueblo III White Painted pottery on the floor of that structure leads to the inference that the structure was abandoned sometime after A.D. 1100.
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