Nonstructure 226, midden

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Central portion of site.

Specific Location

Central portion of Block 200; within 1-x-1-m unit 509N 560E.

Selection Criteria

Third 1-x-1-m unit randomly selected for excavation in Block 200; exposed Nonstructure 226.

Use

Secondary refuse was discarded into this area 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.

Dating of Midden

Secondary refuse was discarded in this area during the late Pueblo II through early Pueblo III periods.

Date Range

17 (A.D. 1060–1225)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

45

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 509N 560E.
Central portion of site.
Central portion of Block 200; 1-x-1-m unit 509N 560E.

Selection Criteria

Random. Third 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
203
extramural surface
Nonstructure
226
midden