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Nonstructure 10.2-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
Segment 1 and 2 (EU 68 and 69); rests below Nonstructure 10.1-N.
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 10-N testing; see Nonstructure 10-N and associated EU's for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
Refuse that 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
Postoccupational deposits, including redeposited secondary refuse and wall collapse, accumulated.
Dating of Midden
Pottery data suggest refuse was deposited during Pueblo III times. The dominant formal white ware type in this assemblage is Mesa Verde Black-on-white, followed by McElmo Black-on-white.
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
Excavation Unit
69
Location
Segment 2 N E.
(1-x-1-m)
Upper west side, approximately eight meters south of the cliff face; northwest of and upslope from a tested kiva, Structure 7.
West of a suspected kiva and roomblock; adjacent to and southeast of Nonstructure 10, Segment 1.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Extension of Nonstructure 10, Segment 1; testing was expanded because of the large amounts of secondary refuse found in Segment 1 and the need for larger secondary refuse assemblages to make intra-site comparisions; this unit was also opened to see if the
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit