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Nonstructure 1.2-N, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Lower west side; base of talus slope near canyon bottom.
Specific Location
Near modern ground surface in Segment 1 (EU 32); rests above Nonstructures 1.3-N, 1.4-N, and 1.5-N and below Nonstructure 1.1-N.
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 1-N testing; see Nonstructure 1-N and associated EU for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
Outdoor surface associated with the construction and use of two pit features.
Abandonment
Probably abandoned as part of site abandonment.
Postabandonment Process
Surface covered by postoccupaitonal alluvial, eolian and colluvial deposits that contain redeposited secondary refuse.
Dating of Midden
Not applicable.
Date Range
4 (A.D. 900–1280)
Site-Wide Dating
Groups to Which This Study Unit was Assigned
See The Archaeology of Woods Canyon Pueblo (specifically the chapters on architecture, chronology, and artifacts) for more information on study unit groupings at Woods Canyon Pueblo.
| Type | ID | Description |
| area | 1 | Area of canyon bottom |
| section | LW | Lower west side (canyon bottom) |
| subperiod | 8 | Early Pueblo III (A.D. 1140-1225) |
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
32
Location
Segment 1 N E.
(1 x 1 m unit)
Lower west side.
South edge of Nonstructure 1.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Selected to identify if open, flat area, known as Nonstructure 1, was a plaza or great kiva; unit rests adjacent to a stone alignment that forms the south boundary of Nonstructure 1.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit