DONATE TODAY
Nonstructure 106, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Nonstructure 106 is located in the southeast portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 106 is southeast of Nonstructure 102 and Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Nonstructure 106 is used to define the midden deposit.
Use
Nonstructure 106 is a brown silty clay, with adobe, calcium carbonate, charcoal, and sandstone inclusions. It is the midden deposit at this site. It was heavily disturbed by bulldozing and plowing activities.
Abandonment
Based on the pottery, the midden was not in use subsequent to the Pueblo II period.
Postabandonment Process
Natural forces (wind and water), as well as plowing and bulldozing activities contributed to the postabandonment processes.
Dating of Midden
Based on the pottery, Nonstructure 106 dates from the Pueblo II period. But again, several earlier and later wares were recovered as well. Because the only structure associated with this site, Structure 111, likely dates from Pueblo II, the midden likely dates from Pueblo II, too, and the earlier and later wares were dragged there from nearby sites due to bulldozing and plowing activities.
Date Range
1 (A.D. 900–1165)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
1
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 767N 2210E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The one-hundred-twenty-second 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 80.61m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
2
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 767N 2190E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The one-hundred-second 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Other. This excavation unit continued into Nonstructure 106, a midden deposit. Excavation was terminated before undisturbed native sediment was uncovered because human bone was found. The bone was disarticulated; no burial pit was observed. Excavation terminat
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
3
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 771N 2196E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The two-hundred-fifth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 81.64m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
4
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 763N 2207E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The thirty-eighth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 80.74m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
5
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 770N 2212E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The one-hundred-ninety-fifth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 80.52m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
6
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 768N 2209E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The one-hundred-forty-fourth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 80.72m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
7
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 770N 2210E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The one-hundred-ninety-third 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 80.67m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
8
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 771N 2208E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The two-hundred-sixteenth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 80.82m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
9
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 767N 2205E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The one-hundred-seventeenth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 81.07m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
10
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 766N 2202E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The ninety-first 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 81.34m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
11
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 771N 2205E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The two-hundred-thirteenth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 81.09m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
12
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 769N 2192E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The one-hundred-fifty-first 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Fill continued into Nonstructure 106, at which point excavation was terminated due to finding disarticulated human remains. Excavation terminated at approximately 82.17m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
13
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 775N 2195E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The two-hundred-ninety-second 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 82.05m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
14
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 765N 2203E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The seventieth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 81.22m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
15
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 776N 2212E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The three-hundred-twenty-sixth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 80.73m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
16
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 776N 2204E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The three-hundred-nineteenth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 81.33m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
17
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 774N 2198E.
Southeast portion of the site.
South of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Random. The two-hundred-seventy-sixth 1-x-1-m unit used for investigation into Nonstructure 106.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Natural strata were subdivided into 10-cm arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 81.85m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit