Nonstructure 401, midden

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Features

Human remains occurrence , HRO 6 (Feature 1) (NOTE: Additional information on human remains is archived at the Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Colorado.) Top of page
General description
Small concentration of human bones; many are fragmentary.
Use history
Original mortuary context uknown. Excavator inferred that these human bones, originally in PD 382, were disturbed during recent pothunting in this midden. Odd for these fragmentary human remains (that represent a minimum of four people) to be mostly clustered this way, however.
Associated features
None.
Excavation procedure
Most bones were exposed, point-located, and collected, except for the ones protruding from the profile face; these were left in situ and analyzed in situ.Two groups of bones were not point-located or mapped--FS 54 and 61.
Portion excavated
Only the portion in this 1 x 1 excavation unit.
Horizontal location
Most bones are in the southeast corner of the 1 x 1 excavation unit; unit is south of the roomblock in Architectural Block 400.
Vertical location
Within Stratum 3 of the Nonstructure 401 midden.
Construction
Unknown--disturbed.
Remodeling/ modification
Not Recorded
Thermal alteration
Yes. Presume not altered.
Sooting
Yes. Presume not sooted.
Sealed
No
Preservation
Degree of preservation
See analysis sheets.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  unknown.
Inferred:  unknown.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  unknown.
Inferred:  unknown.
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
52
No
Length of main concentration; field map 262.
Width
30
No
Width of main concentration.
Height
No
Depth
11
No
Depth of concentration.
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
3
Secondary refuse churned by nonprofessional excavations
sandstone rocks, charcoal flecking, burned adobe
looter
orange
silty loam