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Nonstructure 507, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Northwest portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 507 is about 80 m northwest of Structure 102.
Selection Criteria
A 3-x-1-m unit was used to investigate a pit structure.
Use
Nonstructure 507 is mixed midden and roof fall above antechamber 508.
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Arbitrary 506 was deposited over Nonstructure 507 through natural processes (wind and water).
Dating of Midden
Basketmaker III (A.D. 600-725).
Date Range
2 (A.D. 600–660)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
189
Location
1-x-3 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1467N 430E.
Northwest quarter of the site.
Located directly west of the center of the Block 500 midden, over Structures 505 and 508.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This unit was selected to test Structures 505 and 508.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Structure floor. In the north section of the unit, excavation ended on the floor of Structure 505 at an elevation of approximately 100.84 m. In the south section of the unit, excavation ended on the floor of Structure 508 at an elevation of approximately 100.79 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit