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Nonstructure 1.9-N, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Lower west side; base of talus slope near canyon bottom.
Specific Location
Upper fill of Segment 5 (EU 36), below Nonstructures 1.1-N and 1.8-N and above Nonstructures 1.7-N. Nonstructure 1.10-N rests near the base of this deposit.
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 1-N testing; see Nonstructure 1-N and associated EU for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
Midden deposit that originated from the structures east and north of Segment 5; intepretation based on close proximity of the structures to this study unit.
Abandonment
Not applicable.
Postabandonment Process
Not applicable.
Dating of Midden
Pottery data suggest refuse was discarded during Pueblo III times. Based on stratigraphic position, most of the refuse accumulated after a kiva retaining wall was built (Nonstructure 1.10-N) but before an extramural wall was constructed (Nonstructure 1.8-N).
Date Range
2 (A.D. 1140–1280)
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
36
Location
Segment 5 N E.
(1 x 1 m)
southwest quadrant of site.
Northeast corner of Nst 1.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Selected to identify if open, flat area, known as Nonstructure 1, was a plaza or great kiva; unit placed adjacent to and west of a retaining wall that encloses a kiva serves as boundary of Nonstructure 1; unit also placed south of a series of flat-lying
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Unclear if last stratum excavated is sterile soil or fill.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit