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Nonstructure 1103, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Southeast portion of site.
Specific Location
West-central portion of Architectural Block 1100; below Arbitrary Unit 1102; 468N 584E.
Selection Criteria
2-x-2-m unit was judgmentally selected to test an anomaly identified by the electrical resistance survey in 2001.
Use
Secondary refuse was deposited by nearby residents during the Late Pueblo II period.
Abandonment
Pottery data indicates that refuse was not deposited after the Late Pueblo II, and possibly Early Pueblo III periods.
Postabandonment Process
Natural sediments accumulated above the midden deposits.
Dating of Midden
Secondary refuse was deposited in this area during the Late Pueblo II period.
Date Range
6 (A.D. 1060–1140)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
312
Location
2-x-2 meter grid unit 468N 584E.
Southeast portion of the site.
West-central portion of Architectural Block 1100; 468N 584E.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. This 2-x-2-m unit was judgmentally placed to test an anomaly identified by the electrical resistance survey in 2001.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Excavated in 20 cm levels; excavation ceased when HRO-6 was encountered at an elevation of approximately 97.15 m.
Unit Ends at
Other. Human Remains Occurrence 6 was encountered and excavation ceased in this unit at an elevation of approximately 97.15 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit