Nonstructure 210, midden

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Central portion of site.

Specific Location

Northwestern portion of Block 200; within 1-x-1-m units 517N 523E and 516N 523E.

Selection Criteria

Second 1-x-1-m unit randomly selected for excavation in Block 200; 516N 523E was judgmentally selected.

Use

Secondary refuse was deposited into this area by residents from a nearby roomblock during the early Pueblo III period.

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 portions were disturbed by plowing.

Dating of Midden

Secondary refuse was deposited in this area during the early Pueblo III period.

Date Range

7 (A.D. 1140–1225)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

50

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 517N 523E.
Central portion of site.
Northwestern portion of Block 200. West of Structure 221.

Selection Criteria

Random. Second 1-x-1-m unit randomly selected for excavation in Block 200.

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
202
noncultural
Nonstructure
210
midden

Excavation Unit

127

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 516N 523E.
Central portion of site.
Northwestern portion of Block 200. West of Structure 221.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. 1-x-1-m unit judgmentally placed next to randomly selected 1-x-1-m unit (517N 523E) to sample Structure 246.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

Unit Ends at

Undisturbed native sediment. Sterile encountered in most of unit; fill continued in southwest corner.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
202
noncultural
Nonstructure
210
midden
Structure
246
masonry structure, type unknown