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Nonstructure 238, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
South-central portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 238 is about 8 m north of Structure 205-226 and overlays activity area Nonstructure 241.
Selection Criteria
A 3-x-1 excavation unit was excavated to investigate an electrical resistivity anomoly.
Use
Nonstructure 238 is a midden deposit.
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Arbitrary 219 was deposited over Nonstructure 238 through natural processes (wind and water).
Dating of Midden
Deposited after after activity area Nonstructure 241 (A.D. 547-655) fell out of use during the Basketmaker III period.
Date Range
4 (A.D. 600–725)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
60
Location
1-x-3 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1384N 486E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located in the northwest quarter of Block 200, approximately 12 m north of Structure 205.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This unit was selected in order to test an area where a remote sensing anomaly was present.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were divided into arbitrary 25-cm levels when applicable.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation ended on the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 241) at an elevation of approximately 99.30 m. Features 1-6 were dug into an upper use surface.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit