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Nonstructure 1220, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
In the great tower complex.
Specific Location
8.5 m east-southeast of the great tower; this midden rests on Nonstructure 1218 (bedrock surface).
Selection Criteria
To sample undisturbed midden associated with this architectural block.
Use
Area was used for the deposition of refuse, probably by the residents of the adjacent roomblock.
Abandonment
Not Applicable
Postabandonment Process
Midden does not appear to have been affected by the 1931 Western State College field school excavations.
Dating of Midden
A few Pueblo II sherds are present, but most are Pueblo III types. Presence of Mesa Verde Black-on-white sherds indicates that this refuse was deposited sometime after A.D. 1180.
Date Range
6 (A.D. 1225–1300)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
91
Location
Segment 6 N E.
(1 x 2 m unit.)
In the great tower complex.
8.5 m east-southeast of the great tower.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To sample midden deposits south of the architectural block.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit