Nonstructure 501, midden

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Features

Human remains occurrence , HRO 4 (Feature 1) (NOTE: Additional information on human remains is archived at the Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Colorado.) Top of page
General description
Disaticulated remains (approximately 20 bones and fragments) of a child who was 1 to 3 years old.
Use history
Partial disarticulated remains of an infant. If it was a formal burial originally, it appears to have been disturbed prehistorically, and redisturbed during recent nonprofessional excavation.
Associated features
Excavation procedure
Bones and fragments were bagged as nonhuman bone.
Portion excavated
Only those within excavation unit; feature may continue outside the unit in one or more directions.
Horizontal location
In a 1 x 1 m unit south of the roomblock in Architectural Block 500.
Vertical location
5 to 120 cm below modern ground surface.
Construction
Not applicable.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
Unknown
Preservation
Poor.
Degree of preservation
Bones were scattered and most are fragmentary.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  unknown.
Inferred:  unknown.
Shape in cross section
Actual:  unknown.
Inferred:  unknown.
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 deposits disturbed by recent nonprofessional excavation
fist-sized sandstone rocks, abundant charcoal flecking, burned adobe nodules, abundant artifacts
rodent, roots, looting
grayish brown
silty sandy loam
2
Midden deposits, possibly undisturbed
lumps of oranger clay, charcoal flecking abundant, artifacts relatively abundant
brownish gray
silty loam
3
Midden deposits
abundant charcoal and artifacts
rodent
orangish
Not recorded.