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Nonstructure 237, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
South-central portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 237 is over Structure 239.
Selection Criteria
Excavation units were used to investigate a remote sensing anomaly.
Use
Nonstructure 237 is a midden deposit overlying Structure 239.
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Arbitrary 206 was deposited through natural processes over Nonstructure 237.
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
128
Location
1-x-3 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1377N 494E.
South-central portion of the site.
Located in the north-central portion of Block 200.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This unit was selected to test Structure 239 (which appeared as an anomaly during remote sensing).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Structure floor. Excavation ended on the floor of Structure 239 (Surface 1) at an elevation of approximately 98.73 m. Hearth 1 was excavated into the structure floor.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit