Nonstructure 161, midden

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

West-central portion of site.

Specific Location

Northwestern portion of Architectural Block 100; below Structure 142, Surface 1; above Structure 158; 500.3N 491E.

Selection Criteria

1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test a masonry surface room, Structure 142. Nonstructure 161 deposits were below Structure 142, Surface 1.

Use

Nonstructure 161 was deposited in the Late Pueblo II or Early Pueblo III period. It is unclear which period the refuse dates from because the floor surface (Surface 1) in Structure 142 was heavily disturbed by weathering and rodent damage. Therefore Nonstructure 161 is not a sealed context and may contain refuse from Nonstructure 152. Structure 142 was constructed above Nonstructure 161 and was constructed in the early A.D. 1100s.

Abandonment

Nonstructure 161 refuse was no longer discarded when Structure 142 was constructed.

Postabandonment Process

Structure 142 was constructed on Nonstructure 161.

Dating of Midden

Nonstructure 161 refuse was deposited either in the Late Pueblo II or Early Pueblo III periods.

Date Range

7 (A.D. 1140–1225)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

348

Location

1-x-2 meter grid unit 500.3N 491E.
West-central portion of the site.
Northwestern portion of Architectural Block 100.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. 1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test a masonry surface room, Structure 142.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Excavated in 10 cm levels.

Unit Ends at

Fill continued. Fill continued into Nonstructure 152, Nonstructure161, and Structure 158.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Structure
142
masonry surface structure
Nonstructure
152
midden
Structure
158
nonmasonry surface room
Nonstructure
161
midden