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Nonstructure 406, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Northwest portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 406 is about 53 m north of Structure 102.
Selection Criteria
2-x-2-m unit was used to investigate a rock scatter and remote sensing anomaly.
Use
Nonstructure 406 is an extremely light midden deposit.
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Arbitrary 405 was deposited over Nonstructure 406 through natural processes (wind and water).
Dating of Midden
Basketmaker III (A.D. 600-725).
Date Range
4 (A.D. 600–725)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
118
Location
2-x-2 meter grid unit 1463N 468E.
North-central portion of the site.
Located in the northeast portion of Block 400, approximately 40 m northwest of Structure 312.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This unit was selected to test an area with a rock scatter that was believed to have a potential feature.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavations ended on the prehistoric ground surface (Nonstructure 407) at an elevation of approximately 101.37 m. Features 1 and 2 were dug into the prehistoric ground surface.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit