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Nonstructure 134, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of site.
Specific Location
West-central portion of Block 100. Above Structure 136.
Selection Criteria
Encountered in Backhoe Trench 133 which was excavated to test a remote sensing anomaly.
Use
Ephemeral surface into which burial pit (Feature 1) was excavated for the internment of Human remains occurrence 3 (Feature 2).
Abandonment
This surface was no longer used after Human remains occurrence 3 was interred. The body was interred with McElmo Black-on-white vessels indicating that the burial took place in the early Pueblo III period. The same fill that was excavated for the burial pit was placed over the remains. Natural sediments accumulated over the redeposited fill.
Postabandonment Process
The surface was disturbed by plowing.
Dating of Midden
None evident.
Date Range
7 (A.D. 1140–1225)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
264
Location
Segment 1 N E.
Central portion of site.
West-central portion of Block 100. Above Structure 136.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. Backhoe Trench 133 excavated to test remote sensing anomaly; Structure 136 partially exposed; encountered Human Remains Occurrence 3 and excavation ceased.
Excavation Strategy
Full cut.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Fill continued into Structure 136 but was not excavated due to the exposure of Human Remains Occurrence 3.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit