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Nonstructure 138, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of site.
Specific Location
Central portion of Architectural Block 100; northeast of Structure 113; below Structure 125; 504.5N 511.2E.
Selection Criteria
1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test a surface room.
Use
Nonstructure 138 refuse was either deposited as a construction fill for the masonry foundation of Structure 125 or the refuse was discarded by nearby residents.
Abandonment
This deposit was sealed by the construction of Structure 125 in the Early Pueblo III period.
Postabandonment Process
Structure 125 was constructed above Nonstructure 138 deposits.
Dating of Midden
Nonstructure 138 refuse was deposited in the Late Pueblo II or Early Pueblo III periods. The pottery ratio is 1:2 Mancos Black-on-white to McElmo Black-on-white. Pueblo III white ware sherds are also present in the assemblage.
Date Range
14 (A.D. 1060–1225)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
301
Location
1-x-2 meter grid unit 504.5N 511.2E.
Central portion of the site.
Central portion of Architectural Block 100; northeast of Structure 113.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. 1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test a surface room.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Excavated in 10 cm levels. Continued into Nonstructure 138 at approximately 98.01 m.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit