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Nonstructure 191, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of site.
Specific Location
West-central portion of Architectural Block 100; below Structure 145, Nonstructure 193, Nonstructure 169, and Structure 170; 493.1N 492.6E.
Selection Criteria
1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test a masonry surface room, Structure 145.
Use
No pottery was collected from Nonstructure 191 deposits. Structure 170, constructed in the Late Pueblo II period, truncated Nonstructure 191deposits, therefore Nonstructure 191 most likely dates to the Late Pueblo II period.
Abandonment
Nonstructure 191 was no longer used in the Late Pueblo II period when Structure 170 was constructed.
Postabandonment Process
The prehistoric excavation of Structure 170 truncated Nonstructure 191 deposits.
Dating of Midden
Nonstructure 191 was deposited in the Late Pueblo II period.
Date Range
2 (A.D. 920–1140)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
409
Location
1-x-2 meter grid unit 493.1N 492.6E.
Central portion of the site.
West-central portion of Architectural Block 100.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. 1-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed to test a masonry surface room, Structure 145.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Excavated in 10 cm levels.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Fill continued into a number of study units, the first one being Nonstructure 192.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit