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Nonstructure 7.4-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) is located.
Specific Location
Lower fill of Segment 2 (EU 44). Rests below Nonstructures 7.1-N and 7.3-N.
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 7-N testing; see Nonstructure 7-N and associated EU for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
Refuse that consists of a lot of discarded constructional sediment; probably originated from the structures on the ledge to the north.
Abandonment
Covered by another refuse deposit.
Postabandonment Process
Not applicable.
Dating of Midden
Based on limited pottery data, refuse was deposited in the Pueblo III period. Based on stratigraphic position, this refuse predates another refuse deposit (Nonstructure 7.3-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