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Nonstructure 3301, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Talus slope at south end of the site.
Specific Location
In Architectural Block 3300 at the bottom of the talus slope.
Selection Criteria
To sample midden associated with this roomblock.
Use
This area was used for the deposition of refuse, probably by the residents of the roomblock nearby.
Abandonment
Abandoned when occupation of this area ended.
Postabandonment Process
Midden was covered with alluvial sediments and mixed by livestock trampling.
Dating of Midden
This 40-cm-thick midden contains Mesa Verde Black-on-white sherds in the upper half of this continuously-used midden indicates that refuse was being deposited here until sometime after A.D. 1180. The high proportion of late design elements on decorated pottery sherds indicates deposition during the Pueblo III period (A.D. 1150-1300).
Date Range
2 (A.D. 1100–1225)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
3
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 694N 961E.
Talus slope at south end of site.
North of Architectural Block 3300 at the bottom of the talus slope.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. To sample midden deposits associated with roomblock.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit