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Nonstructure 230, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
South-central portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 230 is over Structure 232.
Selection Criteria
Excavation units were used to investigate a remote-sensing anomaly.
Use
Nonstructure 230 is midden deposited in the depression of a collapsed pit room, Structure 232, sometime after A.D. 655.
Abandonment
Nonstructure 230 used after Structure 232 was decommissioned.
Postabandonment Process
Arbitrary 206 was deposited through natural processes (wind and water) over Nonstructure 230.
Dating of Midden
Basketmaker III period (A.D. 600-725).
Date Range
3 (A.D. 660–725)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
45
Location
1-x-3 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1362N 499E.
South-central portion of the site.
Located near the center of Block 200, approximately 18 m southeast of Structure 205.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This unit was selected to test Structure 232.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels when applicable.
Unit Ends at
Structure floor. Excavation was terminated on the structure floor (Surface 1) at an elevation of approximately 98.14 m. Feature 1 was associated with Surface 1.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
134
Location
3-x-3-meter grid unit 1362N 496E.
South-central portion of the site.
Located near the center of Block 200, approximately 15 m southeast of Structure 205.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This unit was selected to test Structure 232.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into 25-cm arbitrary levels when applicable.
Unit Ends at
Structure floor. Excavation was terminated on the structure floor (Surface 1) at an elevation of approximately 98.19 m. Features 2-10 were associated with Surface 1.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit