Nonstructure 2-N, extramural surface

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Features

Wall: other (Feature 1) Top of page
General description
North site-enclosing wall.
Use history
Possibly used as boundary of living and use space. Possiby defensive; original height unknown.
Associated features
Excavation procedure
Not excavated--exposed only.
Portion excavated
Only the portion within the two excavation units.
Horizontal location
North edge of site; passes through excavation units roughly grid east-west.
Vertical location
Plaza surface.
Construction
Reddish brown construction sediment applied to bedrock plaza surface to level area for wall construction; wall built on top of surface.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
No
Preservation
Good.
Degree of preservation
Original height unknown.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  rectangular.
Inferred:  rectangular.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  other.
Inferred:  other.
Shape comments
Linear.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
290
No
1640
Actual measurement east northeast-west southwest. Inferred length--distance from east wall of Structure 401 to northwest corner of Structure 403; Map 509.
Width
55
No
Height
67
No
Depth
No
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
Bedrock feature (Feature 2) Top of page
General description
Small, shallow, circular pit pecked into bedrock.
Use history
Unknown use; capped by later surface.
Associated features
Other bedrock features nearby (Nonstructure 2, Features 3 through 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
In south-central end of excavation pit; just south of site-enclosing wall (Nonstructure 2, Feature 1).
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Pit was pecked into bedrock surface.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was sealed when Surface 1 of Plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed above it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  round.
Inferred:  round.
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
6.5
Yes
Width
6.5
Yes
Height
No
Depth
3
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
none
none
yellowish-brown
sand
Bedrock feature (Feature 3) Top of page
General description
Oval abraded spot on bedrock.
Use history
Tool maintenance or tool construction; capped by later surface.
Associated features
Other bedrock features nearby (Nonstructure 2, Features 2, and 4 through 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
Only the portion within the excavation unit.
Horizontal location
Northwest corner of excavation unit; just north of site-enclosing wall (Nonstructure 2, Feature 1).
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Feature appears to have resulted from abrading activity, rather than being "constructed."
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of Plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed above it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  elliptical.
Inferred:  elliptical.
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
16
No
North-south.
Width
7
No
East-west.
Height
No
Depth
1.5
No
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravel
none
light brown
loam to sandy clay loam
2
Intentional fill
sandstone gravel
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 4) Top of page
General description
Oval abraded spot into bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool construction or maintenance; capped by later surface.
Associated features
Other bedrock features nearby (Features 2 and 3, and 5 through 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site-enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Feature appears to have resulted from abrading activity, rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed on top of it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  elliptical.
Inferred:  elliptical.
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
20
Yes
Northwest-southeast.
Width
10
Yes
Northeast-southwest.
Height
No
Depth
1
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravel
none
light brown
sand to loamy sand
2
Cconstruction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 5) Top of page
General description
Elliptical spot abraded into bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool construction or maintenance; capped by later surface.
Associated features
Other bedrock features nearby (Nonstructure 2, Features 2 through 4, and 6 through 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site- enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Feature appears to have resulted from abrading activity rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed on top of it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  elliptical.
Inferred:  elliptical.
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
19
Yes
North-south.
Width
8
Yes
East-west.
Height
No
Depth
2
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravels
none
light brown
sand to loamy sand
2
Construction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 6) Top of page
General description
Abraded area on bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool construction or maintenance; capped by later surface.
Associated features
Other bedrock features nearby (Nonstructure 2, Features 2 through 5, and 7 through 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site-enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Feature appears to have resulted from abrading activity rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed above it.
Preservation
Poor.
Degree of preservation
An unknown amount of south end of feature spalled off bedrock prior to capping.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  irregular.
Inferred:  irregular.
Shape comments
Probably originally more or less egg-shaped in plan, but south half of feature spalled off during occupation of village.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
14
No
19
North-south; inferred measurement is a guess.
Width
9
No
10
East-west; inferred measurement is a guess.
Height
No
Depth
2.5
No
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravels
none
light brown
sand to loamy sand
2
Construction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 7) Top of page
General description
Abraded area on bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool construction or tool maintenance; this area of abrasion truncated another abraded area--Feature 8 and was capped by a later surface.
Associated features
Other bedrock features in this excavation unit: Features 3 through 6, and 8 through 15.
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site-enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Feature appears to have resulted from abrading activity rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of Plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed on top of it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  other.
Inferred:  other.
Shape comments
Sort of a rounded triangle in plan.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
19
Yes
Northwest-southeast.
Width
10
Yes
Northeast-southwest.
Height
No
Depth
3
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravel
none
light brown
sand to loamy sand
2
Construction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 8) Top of page
General description
Abraded area on bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool construction or tool maintenance; was truncated by another abraded area (Feature 7), then was filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed.
Associated features
Other bedrock features in this excavation unit: Features 3 through 7, and 9 through 15.
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
Only the portion within the excavation unit.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site- enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Feature appears to have resulted from abrading activity rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
Yes. Feature was incidentally modified when Feature 7 truncated its southwest edge.
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2 ) was constructed on top of it.
Preservation
Poor.
Degree of preservation
Southwest edge of this feature was truncated by Feature 7, so the original size and shape are unknown.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  unknown.
Inferred:  unknown.
Shape comments
Plan shape is unknown because southwest edge of feature was truncated by Feature 7.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
14
No
Northwest-southeast.
Width
9
No
Northeast-southwest.
Height
No
Depth
3
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
iItentional fill
sandstone gravels
none
light brown
sand to loamy sand
2
Cconstruction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 9) Top of page
General description
Straight, narrow, shallow groove in bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool production or tool maintenance; either truncated or was truncated by Feature 5, and was filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed.
Associated features
Other bedrock features nearby (Nonstructure 2, Features 3 through 8, and Features 10 through 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site- enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Groove appears to be result of an abrading or "sharpening" activity, rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
Not Recorded
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed on top of it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  other.
Inferred:  other.
Shape comments
Plan shape is a straight line that is 0.5 cm wide, and is tapered on both ends.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
55
Yes
Northwest-southeast.
Width
0.5
Yes
Northeast-southwest.
Height
No
Depth
0.5
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravels
none
light brown
sand to loamy sand
2
Construction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 10) Top of page
General description
Straight, narrow, shallow groove in bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool production or tool maintenance; filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed.
Associated features
Other bedrock features in this excavation unit (Nonstructure 2, Features 3 through 9, and Features 11 through 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site- enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Groove appears to be result of abrading or "sharpening" activity, rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed on top of it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  other.
Inferred:  other.
Shape comments
Plan shape is a straight line that is 0.5 cm wide, and is tapered on both ends.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
12
Yes
East-west.
Width
0.5
Yes
North-south.
Height
No
Depth
0.5
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravels
none
light brown
sand to loamy sand
2
Cconstruction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 11) Top of page
General description
Straight, narrow, shallow groove in bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool production or tool maintenance; filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed.
Associated features
Other bedrock features in this excavation unit (Nonstructure 2, Features 3 through 10, and Features 12 through 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site- enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Groove appears to be result of an abrading or "sharpening" activity, rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed on top of it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  other.
Inferred:  other.
Shape comments
Plan shape is a straight line that is 0.5 cm wide, and is tapered on both ends.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
11
Yes
Northeast-southwest.
Width
0.5
Yes
Northeast-southwest.
Height
No
Depth
0.5
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravels
none
light brown
sand to sandy loam
2
Construction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 12) Top of page
General description
Slightly curved, narrow, shallow groove in bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool production or tool maintenance; filled and capped when Surface 1 of Plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed.
Associated features
Other bedrock features in this excavation unit (Nonstructure 2, Features 3 through 11, and Features 13 and 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site- enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Groove appears to be result of an abrading or "sharpening" activity, rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed above it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  other.
Inferred:  other.
Shape comments
Plan shape is a slightly curved straight line that is 0.5 cm wide, and tapered on both ends.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
16
Yes
Northwest-southeast.
Width
0.5
Yes
Northeast-southwest.
Height
No
Depth
0.5
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravels
none
light brown
sand to sandy loam
2
Construction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 13) Top of page
General description
Straight, shallow, narrow groove in bedrock.
Use history
Formed as a result of tool production or tool maintenance; truncated by north tip of Feature 7 (bedrock feature); filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed.
Associated features
Other bedrock features in this excavation unit (Nonstructure 2, Features 3 through 12, and 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
Northeast corner of excavation unit; just north of site-enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Groove appears to be the result of abrading or "sharpening" activity, rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed on top of it.
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  other.
Inferred:  other.
Shape comments
Plan shape is a straight line that is 0.5 cm wide, and tapered at both ends.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
18
Yes
Northeast-southwest.
Width
0.5
Yes
Southeast-northwest.
Height
No
Depth
0.5
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Intentional fill
sandstone gravels
none
light brown
sand to sandy loam
2
Construction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 14) Top of page
General description
Cluster of six, small diameter, circular depressions in bedrock; pits are within an area that is 32 cm in diameter.
Use history
Probably formed as a result of tool production or tool maintenance; four of these pits are midway along the groove that is Feature 9, but it was not possible to determine which features were original and which were truncated. Pits were filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed.
Associated features
Other bedrock features in this excavation unit (Nonstructure 2, Features 3 through 13, and Feature 15).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
North end of excavation unit; just north of site- enclosing wall.
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Pits appear to be result of abrading activity, rather than being construced.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed on top of it
Preservation
Excellent.
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  round.
Inferred:  round.
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
0.5
Yes
Single depression--one of the cluster
Width
0.5
Yes
Single depression--one of the cluster.
Height
No
Depth
0.5
Yes
Single depression.
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
iItentional fill
sandstone gravels
none
light brown
sand to loamy sand
2
Construction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt loam
Bedrock feature (Feature 15) Top of page
General description
Shallow, oval, abraded area in bedrock.
Use history
Probably formed as a result of tool production or tool maintenance. Northeast edge is eroded. Pit was filled and capped when Surface 1 of plaza (Nonstructure 2) was constructed.
Associated features
Possibly associated with other bedrock features in this excavation unit (Nonstructure 2, Features 3 through 14).
Excavation procedure
Recorded in provenience data, which are available through the "Field Data: Provenience Data" query in the multisite research database.
Portion excavated
All.
Horizontal location
South end of excavation unit; just south of site-enclosing wall (Nonstructure 2, Surface 1, Feature 1).
Vertical location
Bedrock.
Construction
Abraded area appears to have formed through use rather than being constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Yes. Area was intentionally filled and capped when Surface 1 of Nonstructure 2 plaza was constructed on top of it.
Preservation
Good.
Degree of preservation
Northeast edge of feature is eroded.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  basin-shaped.
Inferred:  basin-shaped.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  elliptical.
Inferred:  elliptical.
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
21
Yes
North-south.
Width
13
Yes
East-west.
Height
No
Depth
2.5
Yes
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Construction material
none
none
reddish brown
silt to silt loam
Wall: other (Feature 16) Top of page
General description
Masonry wall enclosing Structures 405 and 406.
Use history
Unclear; wall appears to have been constructed to enclose kivas (Structures 405 and 406); might have served to channel runoff coming down slope from south away from the kivas. Could have served same function that Structure 408 (D-shaped structure) served for Structure 402 (kiva inside Structure 408), that is, to allow fill to be added inside the wall to bring the ground surface up around the kivas.
Associated features
Excavation procedure
Not excavated--exposed only.
Portion excavated
Only the portion in the excavation unit.
Horizontal location
Near north edge of site; occupies south half of one unit, north edge of another unit.
Vertical location
Plaza surface.
Construction
Layer of light brown sandy loam deposited on bedrock, probably to form a level base for construction of wall, then the wall was constructed.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
No
Preservation
Good.
Degree of preservation
Original height unknown.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  rectangular.
Inferred:  rectangular.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  other.
Inferred:  other.
Shape comments
Linear.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
100
No
East-west; Map 509.
Width
90
No
Height
100
No
Depth
No
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture