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Nonstructure 165, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
West-central portion of site.
Specific Location
Central portion of Architectural Block 100; below Structure 128, Nonstructure 199, Nonstructure 179, and between Nonstructure 180, Nonstructure 181, and Nonstructure 182; 489.8N 504.2E.
Selection Criteria
1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test Structure 128, a masonry surface room.
Use
Nonstructure 165 refuse was deposited to fill in the depression left by the collapse of Structure 160/9005.
Abandonment
Nonstructure 165 refuse was no longer deposited in the Early Pueblo III period when Nonstructure 179, an extramural surface, was constructed.
Postabandonment Process
Nonstructure 179, an extramural surface, was constructed above Nonstructure 165.
Dating of Midden
Refuse was deposited in the Late Pueblo II and Early Pueblo III periods.
Date Range
6 (A.D. 1060–1140)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
293
Location
1-x-2 meter grid unit 489.8N 504.2E.
West-central portion of the site.
Central portion of Architectural Block 100.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. 1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test Structure 128, a masonry surface room.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Excavated in 10 cm levels.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Excavation ceased at approximately 96.88 m; fill continued into Structure 160.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit