Nonstructure 3302, midden

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About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Talus slope at the 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 nearby roomblock.

Abandonment

Abandoned when occupation of this area ended.

Postabandonment Process

Midden was covered with naturally deposited sediments.

Dating of Midden

This 25-cm-thick stratum of refuse contains Mesa Verde Black-on-white sherds; the high proportion of late-design elements on decorated sherds indicates that this refuse was deposited 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

2

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 694N 957E.
Talus slope at the south end of the site.
North of the roomblock in 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

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
3300
noncultural
Nonstructure
3302
midden