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Nonstructure 104, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of the site.
Specific Location
Northwest of Arbitrary 101, 106, and Nonstructure 107. About 12 m northwest of the midden.
Selection Criteria
Nonstructure 104 was used to document the prehistoric ground surface, Surface 1, into which Structures 108 and 109 were excavated.
Use
Nonstructure 104 is an extramural surface. Structures 108 and 109 were excavated into Nonstructure 104.
Abandonment
Not applicable.
Postabandonment Process
Not applicable.
Dating of Midden
Basketmaker III (A.D. 600-725).
Date Range
1 (A.D. 535–650)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
1
Location
1-x-3 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 2322N 2079E.
Just south of the center of the site.
Located directly southwest of Structure 111; Structure 109 in the northwest portion of this unit may have been built over the antechamber of Structure 111.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This unit was selected in order to test small storage rooms (Structures 108 and 109) located south of the main chamber of the pit structure (Structure 111).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Other. Excavation in this unit terminated at three different surfaces in three different study units. In Nonstructure 304 (the prehistoric ground surface), excavation was terminated at approximately 89.35 m. A 1 m x 0.5 m test window was dug into the south porti
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit