Nonstructure 1002, midden

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About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

North part of the site.

Specific Location

South of the roomblock in Architectural Block 1000.

Selection Criteria

To sample midden in Architectural Block 1000.

Use

Area was used for the deposition of a sparse amount of refuse, probably by the residents of the nearby roomblock.

Abandonment

Not Applicable

Postabandonment Process

Not Applicable

Dating of Midden

This 45-cm-thick stratum of refuse contained Mesa Verde Black-on-white sherds, which leads to the inference that the refuse was deposited sometime after A.D. 1180.

Date Range

5 (A.D. 1180–1260)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

58

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1253N 1065E.
North part of site.
South of roomblock in Architectural Block 1000.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. To sample possible midden area associated with roomblock.

Excavation Strategy

Natural strata.

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
1000
noncultural
Nonstructure
1002
midden