Nonstructure 214, extramural surface

About this Nonstructure

Has Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Central portion of site.

Specific Location

East-central portion of Block 200; within 1-x-1-m unit 516N 584E.

Selection Criteria

Placed immediately east of Backhoe Trench 212 to investigate a pit feature exposed in the east face of the trench.

Use

This is an extramural surface from which a pit feature (Feature 1) was excavated.

Abandonment

It is unknown when the surface was no longer used (probably sometime in the Pueblo II period). After it was no longer used, natural sediments accumulated in the pit feature and on the surface.

Postabandonment Process

Natural sediments accumulated in the pit and on the surface; the upper portions were disturbed by plowing.

Dating of Midden

None evident.

Date Range

18 (A.D. 1020–1280)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

128

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 516N 584E.
Central portion of site.
East-central portion of Block 200; south of Structure 208 and east of Backhoe Trench 212.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. Placed immediately east of Backhoe Trench 212 to investigate a pit feature exposed in the east face of Backhoe Trench 212.

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
214
extramural surface