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Nonstructure 10.1-N, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Upper west side; northwest of and upslope from a tested kiva, Structure 7; west of a suspected kiva and roomblock.
Specific Location
Upper fill of Segment 1 (EU 68); rests above Nonstructure 10.2-N.
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 10-N testing; see Nonstructure 10-N and associated EU for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
Mixed deposit that contains naturally redeposited secondary refuse, wall fall and natural deposits; redeposition is believed to have occurred after occupation; refuse could have originated from the suspected kiva and roomblock immediately to the east and/or structures further north, along the cliff face.
Abandonment
Not applicable.
Postabandonment Process
Deposit disturbed by rodent activity; see Use.
Dating of Midden
Based on pottery data, this refuse was deposited during Pueblo III times.
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 | 5 | Area of upper west side |
| section | UW | Upper west side |
| subperiod | 9 | Late Pueblo III (A.D. 1225-1280) |
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
68
Location
Segment 1 N E.
(2-x-1-m)
Northwest quadrant of site, approximately seven meters south of the cliff face; northwest of and upslope from a tested kiva, Structure 7.
West of a suspected kiva and roomblock; unit is located in the north half of a depression that was originally believed to be a kiva depression.
Selection Criteria
Initially part of kiva testing program; unit was selected to test a possible kiva in Sampling Stratum 3 (see kiva sampling map for location of sampling stratum).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit