Nonstructure 157, midden

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Central portion of site.

Specific Location

Central portion of Block 100; within Segment 7.

Selection Criteria

Segment 7 was excavated to sample fill and features evident in profile of Backhoe Trench 112. Nonstructure 157 was one of these.

Use

Secondary refuse was deposited into Structure 149 by residents from a nearby roomblock during the late Pueblo II through early Pueblo III periods.

Abandonment

Refuse was no longer discarded in this area after the early Pueblo III period.

Postabandonment Process

Natural sediments accumulated above the refuse; the upper portion was disturbed by plowing.

Dating of Midden

Secondary refuse was deposited in this area during the late Pueblo II through 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

124

Location

Segment 7 N E.
Central portion of site.
Central portion of Block 100.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. To sample fill and features evident in profile of Backhoe Trench 112. This excavation unit sampled Nonstructure 157, Nonstructure 130, Nonstructure 158, and Structure 149.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural
Nonstructure
130
extramural surface
Structure
149
nonmasonry surface room
Nonstructure
157
midden
Nonstructure
158
extramural surface