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Nonstructure 9.1-N, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Canyon rim. Adjacent to, and within, the main drainages of the pueblo. West of rim complex.
Specific Location
Below Nonstructure 9.2-N in Segment 1 (EU 65). Below Nonstructures 9.3-N and 9.4-N in Segment 3 (EU 67).
Selection Criteria
Part of Nonstructure 9-N testing; see Nonstructure 9-N and associated EU's for description and explanation of testing strategy.
Use
Surface associated with the construction of three check dams (Feature 1, Feature 3, and Feature 4).
Abandonment
Abandoned before the canyon rim was abandoned as there are occupational deposits resting above this surface.
Postabandonment Process
Not applicable.
Dating of Midden
Not applicable.
Date Range
4 (A.D. 900–1280)
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 | 7 | Canyon rim |
| section | R | Canyon rim |
| subperiod | 9 | Late Pueblo III (A.D. 1225-1280) |
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
65
Location
Segment 1 N E.
(Roughly 3-x-1 meters)
Located on canyon rim and in the main drainage of the pueblo.
Approximately 25 meters north of cliff edge; adjacent to and north of a check dam wall (F-1) that is visible at modern ground surface and runs perpendicular to the main drainage.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Selected to evaluate (1) the construction of a stone alignment, believed to be a check dam, and; (2) the sediment that accumulated behind the alignment.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
67
Location
Segment 3 N E.
(Roughly 4-x-1-meters)
Located on canyon rim and on a bank immediately west of the main drainage of the pueblo.
South edge of excavation unit is approximately three meters from the cliff edge; adjacent to and north of a stone alignment (F-5) that is visible at modern ground surface.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Selected to evaluate: (1) the construction of two and possibly three stone alignments that are believed to be check dams, and; (2) the sediment that accumulated behind these supposed dams.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit