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Nonstructure 6.8-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
Relatively flat area on talus slope. Below Nonstructure 6.1-N in lower fill of Segment 3 (EU 48).
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 6-N testing; see Nonstructure 6-N and associated EU for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
This is intepreted as secondary refuse based on high artifact density; believed to be an in situ deposit or a deposit that has only eroded a short distance from its original place of deposition because of its consolidated structure; the presence of a lot of stones may favor the latter interpretation; it is not clear where this refuse originated from; the closest structures are immediately downslope of this study unit.
Abandonment
Not applicable.
Postabandonment Process
Covered by postoccupational slopewash.
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 | 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
48
Location
Segment 3 N E.
(1-x-1-m)
East of main drainage at base of a steep talus slope.
South of the originally-defined boundaries of Nonstructure 6; immediately north of a possible retaining wall and immediatley east of a side drainage of the main drainage.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Based on the argument that the extreme slope present in Nonstructure 6 prevented the accumulation of midden deposits, three units were selected at the base of talus slope in hopes of finding thicker secondary refuse deposits; this is one of the three judg
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Undisturbed native sediment exposed in entire unit; to confirm this was a sterile deposit, a test window was excavated in the northeast corner of the unit.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit