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Nonstructure 110, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of the site.
Specific Location
Nonstructure 110 underlies Arbitrary 104.
Selection Criteria
1-x-1-m units were used to investigate a deflated midden deposit.
Use
Nonstructure 110 is secondary deposit of construction materials, including adobe, charcoal, and calicum carbonate.
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Not Applicable
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
1 (A.D. 640–720)
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