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Nonstructure 2402, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Southwest part of the site.
Specific Location
South of the roomblock in Architectural Block 2400.
Selection Criteria
To sample the midden in this architectural block.
Use
This area was used for the deposition of refuse, probably by the occupants of the nearby roomblock.
Abandonment
Abandoned when occupation of this area ended.
Postabandonment Process
Midden was covered with natural deposits (aeolian/alluvial).
Dating of Midden
This 20-to-30-cm thick midden contains both late Pueblo II and Pueblo III pottery. However, all deposition is thought to have occurred after A.D. 1100, because the lowermost deposits contain Pueblo III White Painted sherds. The upper deposits contain Mesa Verde Black-on-white sherds, which indicates that refuse was deposited here sometime after A.D. 1180. No hiatus in deposition was noted, so it is thought that deposition was continuous.
Date Range
2 (A.D. 1100–1225)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
19
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 915N 888E.
Southwest part of site.
South of roomblock in Architectural Block 2400.
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