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Nonstructure 194, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of site.
Specific Location
West-central portion of Architectural Block 100; below Nonstructure 169 (in south profile); 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 the fill of Nonstructure 194. The fill above this deposit, Nonstructure 169, dates to the Late Pueblo II period, therefore Nonstructure 194 must have been deposited in the Late Pueblo II period or earlier.
Abandonment
Nonstructure 194 fill was no longer deposited after the Late Pueblo II period when Nonstructure 169 refuse was deposited above it.
Postabandonment Process
Nonstructure 169 refuse was deposited above Nonstructure 194.
Dating of Midden
Nonstructure 194 fill 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
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