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Nonstructure 109, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
North-central portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 109 underlies Arbitrary 103.
Selection Criteria
1-x-1-m excavation units were used to investigate a midden deposit.
Use
Nonstructure 109 is a midden deposit.
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Not Applicable
Dating of Midden
Secondary refuse associated with the use or occupation of Block100. 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
1 (A.D. 640–720)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
3
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1271N 2862E.
North-central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, northeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the second excavation unit selected for excavation in the northern midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
4
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1271N 2863E.
North-central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, northeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the third unit selected for excavation in the northern midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 69.27m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
18
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1270N 2866E.
North-central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, northeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the fourteenth 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the northwest midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 69.23m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
19
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1267N 2866E.
North-central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, northeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the fortieth 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the north-central midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 69.20m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
20
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1268N 2868E.
North-central portion of the site.
This excavation unit is located east, northeast of Structure 106.
Selection Criteria
Random. This is the thirty-third 1-x-1-m unit selected for excavation in the north-central midden.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation terminated at approximately 68.97m below datum.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit