Nonstructure 215, extramural surface

About this Nonstructure

Has Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Central portion of site.

Specific Location

East-central portion of Block 200; within 2-x-2-m unit 511N 584E.

Selection Criteria

2-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed south of Structure 208 to sample associated midden deposits; exposed Nonstructure 215.

Use

Extramural use surface that appears to have been thermally altered.

Abandonment

Nonstructure 215 was most likely abandoned in the Pueblo II period.

Postabandonment Process

Natural sediments accumulated above this surface after it was no longer used.

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

132

Location

2-x-2 meter grid unit 511N 584E.
Central portion of site.
East-central portion of Block 200. South of Structure 208.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. 2-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed south of Structure 208 to sample associated midden deposits; exposed Nonstructure 215.

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
215
extramural surface