Nonstructure 235, extramural surface

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Burial pit (Feature 1) Top of page
General description
Inferred burial pit into which an inferred burial and accompanying vessels were placed; believed to have been created when Nonstructure 233 (midden) was accumulating atop Structure 234 and to have been disturbed by plow zone.
Use history
Inferred to have been a burial pit excavated for intentional interment of an individual, probably within accumulating cultural deposit (Nonstructure 233), later disturbed by historic plowing.
Associated features
Nonstructure 235, Feature 2.
Excavation procedure
Burial pit not detected but inferred to have been present; encountered during excavation of Backhoe Trench 227; excavation ceased when human bone was noted.
Portion excavated
Unknown.
Horizontal location
Within area excavated as part of Backhoe Trench 227.
Vertical location
Surface 1.
Construction
Remodeling/ modification
Thermal alteration
Sooting
Sealed
Preservation
Poor.
Degree of preservation
Plowing.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  unknown.
Inferred: 
Shape in cross section
Actual:  unknown.
Inferred: 
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
No
Width
No
Height
No
Depth
No
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
Human remains occurrence , HRO 4 (Feature 2) (NOTE: Additional information on human remains is archived at the Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Colorado.) Top of page
General description
A partial mandible fragment and several small bone fragments.
Use history
Not applicable.
Associated features
Inferred burial pit (Nonstructure 235, Feature 1).
Excavation procedure
Human Remains Occurrence 4 was disturbed by the excavation of Backhoe Trench 227. Remains were encountered within plow zone deposits within Structure 234 and appeared to be disturbed by agricultural activities prior to the excavation of the trench.
Portion excavated
A partial mandible and other small bone fragments were disturbed by plowing activities and then by the excavation of Backoe Trench 235. Several large sherds in the nearby area suggests this was a formailzed burial prior to the disturbance.
Horizontal location
Approximately 501.8N 544.6E
Vertical location
Approximately 97.74-97.38 meters.
Construction
Unknown due to disturbance, but remains were most likely placed within a formal burial pit (Nonstructure 235, Feature 1) and covered over with sediment.
Remodeling/ modification
Unknown
Thermal alteration
Unknown
Sooting
Unknown
Sealed
Unknown
Preservation
Poor
Degree of preservation
Shape in plan view
Actual: 
Inferred: 
Shape in cross section
Actual: 
Inferred: 
Shape comments
Not applicable; disturbed by plowing activites and Backhoe Trench 227.
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
No
Not applicable; disturbed by Backhoe Trench 227.
Width
No
Not applicable; disturbed by Backhoe Trench 227.
Height
No
Not applicable; disturbed by Backhoe Trench 227.
Depth
No
Not applicable; disturbed by Backhoe Trench 227.
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture