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Nonstructure 157, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
West-central portion of site.
Specific Location
Northwest portion of Architectural Block 100; below Structure 140, Surface 1; 500.7N 485.2E.
Selection Criteria
1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test Structure 140; Nonstructure 157 was below Structure 140, Surface 1.
Use
Nonstructure 157 was deposited in the Late Pueblo II period. Mancos Black-on-white pottery dominate this assemblage with a small amount of McElmo mixed in. This fill may have been intentionally deposited as a platform for the construction of the great house core, which includes Structure 140 located above this deposit.
Abandonment
Nonstructure 157 was no longer deposited in the Late Pueblo II period. Structure 140 was constructed above this deposit.
Postabandonment Process
Structure 140 was constructed above Nonstructure 157.
Dating of Midden
Nonstructure 157 was deposited in 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
368
Location
1-x-2 meter grid unit 500.7N 485.2E.
West-central portion of the site.
In Architectural Block 100; Northwest of Structure 112.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. 1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test Structure 140, a masonry surface room.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Excavated in 10 cm levels.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Fill continued below Structure 140, Surface 1 into Nonstructure 157, and Nonstructure 185.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit