Nonstructure 303, midden

Features


Human remains occurrence , HRO 3 (Feature 1) (NOTE: Additional information on human remains is archived at the Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Colorado.) Top of page
General description
Small scatter of human bone fragments and teeth.
Use history
These human remains are probably part of a burial that was disturbed and scattered during historic, nonprofessional excavation.
Associated features
Excavation procedure
Teeth found in situ were mapped (other teeth were found during screening); other bones and fragments were inadvertently bagged as nonhuman bone from midden fill.
Portion excavated
Portion in excavation unit only; remains may extend outside unit.
Horizontal location
South of the roomblock in Architectural Block 300.
Vertical location
In midden deposits 4 to 75 cm below modern ground surface.
Construction
Not applicable.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Unknown
Preservation
Poor.
Degree of preservation
Probably a burial that was disturbed during historic nonprofessional excavation.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  unknown.
Inferred: 
Shape in cross section
Actual:  unknown.
Inferred: 
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
No
Not recorded.
Width
No
Not recorded.
Height
No
Depth
No
Not recorded.
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Midden disturbed by nonprofessional excavation
clumps of orange clay loam, charcoal flecking, sandstone (pebble through fist-sized), adobe, abundant artifacts
Historic
light orange/gray/brown
silt loam
2
Midden disturbed by nonprofessional excavation
pockets of silty brown sediment, burnt earth and adobe, abundant charcoal flecking, sandstone pebbles and small rocks, abundant artifacts
Historic
orange-brown
clay