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Nonstructure 101, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Overburden in Block 100.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 101 is southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
1-x-1-m units were used to investigate deflated midden deposits.
Use
Nonstructure 101 is a mixture of deflated midden deposits and postabondment sediments.
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Natural processes (wind and water) contributed to the post-occupational accumulation.
Dating of Midden
Secondary refuse associated with the use of Structure 106.
Date Range
1 (A.D. 570–670)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
1
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1495N 1776E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the southwest portion of Nonstructure 101, roughly 18 m southeast of pit structure (Structure 106).
Selection Criteria
Random. Second 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Fill continued into Nonstructure 109 Feature 3. Undisturbed native sediment was encountered below Feature 3 at 83.97 m; the prehistoric ground surface was located at approximately 84.10 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
2
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1499N 1779E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the southwest portion of Nonstructure 101, roughly 15 m southeast of pit structure (Structure 106).
Selection Criteria
Random. Fourth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation continued approximately 5 cm into undisturbed native sediment to confirm the sterility of the deposit. Excavation was terminated at roughly 84.13 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
3
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1501N 1779E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the west-central portion of Nonstructure 101, roughly 13.5 m southeast of pit structure (Structure 106).
Selection Criteria
Random. Fifth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation continued approximately 5 cm into undisturbed native sediment to confirm the sterility of the deposit. Excavation was terminated at roughly 84.20 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
4
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1502N 1779E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the west-central portion of Nonstructure 101, roughly 12 m southeast of pit structure (Structure 106).
Selection Criteria
Random. First 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation continued approximately 5 cm into undisturbed native sediment to confirm the sterility of the deposit. Excavation was terminated at roughly 84.10 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
5
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1501N 1781E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the west-central portion of Nonstructure 101, roughly 15 m southeast of pit structure (Structure 106).
Selection Criteria
Random. Third 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Fill continued into Nonstructure 109 Features 1 and 2. Undisturbed native sediment was encountered below Features 1 and 2 at 83.73 m and 83.85 m respectively; the prehistoric ground surface was located at approximately 84.04 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
7
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1505N 1780E.
Southeast quarter of the site.
Located in the northwest portion of Nonstructure 101, roughly 10.5 m southwest of pit structure (Structure 106).
Selection Criteria
Random. Sixth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 101.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Other. Although this unit was originally selected as a midden unit, it was later used as a geomorphologic test unit. No stratigraphic description forms, profile map, or ending elevations are recorded for this unit. Check with Cynthia Fadem for more detail.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit