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Nonstructure 185, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
West-central portion of site.
Specific Location
West-central portion of Architectural Block 100; below Nonstructure 157; 500.7N 485.2E.
Selection Criteria
1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test Structure 140, a masonry surface room.
Use
Nonstructure 185 is an extramural surface from which a pit feature, Feature 1, was excavated into undisturbed native sediment during the Late Pueblo II period. No pottery was associated with this surface, but Nonstructure157, located above this surface, dates to the Late Pueblo II period.
Abandonment
Nonstructure 185 fell out of use when Nonstructure 157 was deposited on top of it in the Late Pueblo II period.
Postabandonment Process
Nonstructure 157 refuse covered Nonstructure 185 in the Late Pueblo II period.
Dating of Midden
Not applicable.
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