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Nonstructure 7.3-N, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Upper west side> On a slope, immediately west of main drainage. Below a ledge where a cluster of buildings that includes Structure 8 (a tested kiva) are located.
Specific Location
Lower fill of Segment 2 (EU 44). Rests below Nonstructure 7.1-N and above Nonstructure 7.4-N.
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 7-N testing; see Nonstructure 7-N and associated EU for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
Thin ash deposit interpreted as secondary refuse; believed to be from the structures on a ledge to the north.
Abandonment
Not applicable.
Postabandonment Process
Covered with postoccupational wall fall and naturally redeposited secondary refuse.
Dating of Midden
Based on pottery data, this refuse was deposited in Pueblo III times. Based on stratigraphic position, this deposit postdates another refuse deposit (Nonstructure 7.4-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 | 6 | 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
44
Location
Segment 2 N E.
(1-x-1-m)
Adjacent to and west of main drainage; south of Structure 8, a kiva; north of a cliff edge.
East of original boundaries of Nonstructure 7; almost directly below the bench on which Structure 8 and associated structures were built.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Selected in hopes of increasing the sample of artifacts from secondary refuse contexts in Nonstructure 7; specific location selected because unit is almost directly below the bench on which Structure 8 and associated structures were built.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit