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Nonstructure 156, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
West-central portion of site.
Specific Location
Northwestern portion of Architectural Block 100; below Structure 143 and Structure 153; 497.7N 499.1E.
Selection Criteria
1.6-x-1-m unit judgmentally selected to test Structure 143, a masonry surface room.
Use
Nonstructure 156 is an extramural surface from which two pit features (Features 1 and 2) were excavated into undisturbed native sediments either in the Late Pueblo II or Early Pueblo III period. The exact period of use in unknown because there is no pottery associated with Nonstructure 156.
Abandonment
Nonstructure 156 was no longer used by the Late Pueblo II or Early Pueblo III when Nonstructure 187 was deposited above this surface.
Postabandonment Process
Nonstructure 187 covered Nonstructure 156 either in the Late Pueblo II or Early Pueblo III period.
Dating of Midden
Not applicable.
Date Range
7 (A.D. 1140–1225)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
345
Location
1.6-x-1-meter grid unit 497.7N 499.1E.
West-central portion of the site.
Northwestern portion of Architectural Block 100.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. 1.6-x-1-m unit judgmentally selected to test a masonry surface room, Structure 143.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Fill continued into Structure 153, Nonstructure 187, and Nonstructure 156.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit