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Nonstructure 6.5-N, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
East of main drainage on a steep talus slope; southwest of a tested kiva (Structure 5).
Specific Location
Segment 1 (EU 46); above Nonstructures 6.2-N, 6.6-N, and 6.7-N.
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 6-N testing; see Nonstructure 6-N and associated EU for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
This refuse probably originated from the kiva unit (includes Structure 5) immediately north of and upslope from this study unit.
Abandonment
Not applicable.
Postabandonment Process
Covered by postoccupaitonal colluvial and eolian deposits.
Dating of Midden
Pottery data indicate this refuse was deposited between A.D. 900 and 1300. Because this refuse is believed to have originated from a nearby kiva (Structure 5) that was built after A.D. 1143, it is likely that this refuse accumulated during Pueblo III times. Based on stratigraphic position, this refuse postdates another secondary refuse deposit (Nonstructure 6.6-N), a construction deposit (Nonstructure 6.7-N), and a possible cultural deposit (Nonstructure 6.2-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 | 4 | Area of east talus slope |
| section | E | East side (east talus slope) |
| subperiod | 9 | Late Pueblo III (A.D. 1225-1280) |
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
46
Location
Segment 1 N E.
(Roughly a 1-x-1-m; see plan map)
East of main drainage on steep talus slope.
Nothwest part of Nonstructure 6; immediately south of and adjacent to Structure 5, a kiva and a retaining wall (F-3).
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To augment the sample of secondary refuse form this area and expose a portion of a retaining wall (F-3).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit