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Nonstructure 306, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
South part of the site.
Specific Location
Just north of the north wall of the roomblock in Architectural Block 300.
Selection Criteria
Encountered during testing to expose the outside face of the north wall of each roomblock.
Use
Area was used for the deposition of refuse, probably by the residents of the adjacent roomblock.
Abandonment
Abandoned when occupation of this area ended.
Postabandonment Process
Covered by naturally deposited sediments and wall fall.
Dating of Midden
The presence of Mesa Verde Black-on-white sherds in this midden and in midden deposits beneath this midden indicate that this upper refuse was deposited sometime after A.D. 1180.
Date Range
4 (A.D. 1150–1300)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
71
Location
2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1012N 1007E.
South part of site.
Along north wall of roomblock in Architectural Block 300.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To expose roomblock masonry wall and determine presence of earlier occupations beneath roomblock.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit