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Nonstructure 105, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 105 is under Arbitrary 104.
Selection Criteria
1-x-1-m excavation units were used to document deflated midden deposits.
Use
Nonstructure 105 is a light scatter of secondary refuse.
Abandonment
Not applicable.
Postabandonment Process
Natural processes (wind and water), and historic chainging and burning impacted the site.
Dating of Midden
Secondary refuse associated with the use or occupation of Block 100. Most of the diagnostic sherds recovered from this context reflect deposition in the Basketmaker III period, although some diagnostic Pueblo II pottery was also recovered. It is unclear if this secondary refuse is associated with a habitation in either the Basketmaker III or Pueblo II periods; it could be the result of intensive processing activities nearby.
Date Range
3 (A.D. 600–1100)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
5
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1253N 2871E.
Central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located to the east, south-east of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the twelfth 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the central midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 68.95m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
6
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1252N 2879E.
Central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is east, southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the thirty-second 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the central midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 68.48m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
7
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1251N 2875E.
Central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the forty-second 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the central midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 68.59m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
8
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1248N 2868E.
Central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the eighty-forth 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the central midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 69.10m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
9
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1244N 2873E.
Central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the one-hundred-fifty-eighth 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the central midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Excavation terminated at approximately 68.85m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
10
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1240N 2874E.
South-central portion of the site.
Located in the southeast portion of Nonstructure 105 (large central midden), roughly 40 m southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. First 1-x1-m unit to be selected in Nonstructure 105 (large central midden).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 68.91 m. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to verify the sterility of the stratum; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 68.81 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
11
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1246N 2866E.
Near the center of the site.
Located in the north-central portion of Nonstructure 105 (large central midden), roughly 32 m southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. Eleventh 1-x1-m unit to be selected in Nonstructure 105 (large central midden).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 69.27 m. A 15 cm x 15 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to verify the sterility of the stratum; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 69.18 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
12
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1241N 2869E.
Central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the two-hundred-eighteenth 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the central midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Excavation terminated at approximately 68.92m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
13
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1239N 2876E.
Central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the two-hundred-sixty-seventh 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the central midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Fill continued. Excavation terminated at approximately 68.74m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
15
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1245N 2876E.
Near the center of the site.
Located in the west-central portion of Nonstructure 105 (large central midden), roughly 44 m southeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. Third 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Nonstructure 105 (large central midden).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 68.73 m. A 20 cm x 20 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to verify the sterility of the stratum; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 68.64 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
16
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1237N 2854E.
Southwest quarter of the site.
Located in the southwest portion of Nonstructure 105 (large central midden), roughly 28 m southwest of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. Ninth 1-x1-m unit to be selected in Nonstructure 105 (large central midden).
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 70.01 m. A 15 cm x 15 cm window was dug into the southwest corner of the unit to verify the sterility of the stratum; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 69.95 m.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit