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Nonstructure 110, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
West-central portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 110 is south of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
1-x-1-m units were used to investigate a midden deposit.
Use
Nonstructure 110 was used to document an extramural use-surface.
Abandonment
Based on the pottery, Nonstructure 110 was no longer used after Structure 106 was decommissioned.
Postabandonment Process
Natural processes (wind and water) contributed to the post-occupational accumulation of sediment.
Dating of Midden
Date Range
1 (A.D. 570–670)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
8
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1505N 1770E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located in the south-central portion of Nonstructure 105, roughly 6.5 m south of pit structure (Structure 106).
Selection Criteria
Random. Fourth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 105.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Fill continued into Nonstructure 110 Feature 1. Undisturbed native sediment was encountered below Feature 1 at 84.49 m; the prehistoric ground surface was located at approximately 84.55 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit