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Nonstructure 401, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central part of the site.
Specific Location
East of roomblock in Architectural Block 400.
Selection Criteria
To sample midden associated with this architectural block.
Use
This area was used for the deposition of refuse, probably by the residents of the nearby roomblock; some refuse could predate the visible roomblock.
Abandonment
Abandoned when occupation of this area ended.
Postabandonment Process
All but the lowermost deposits were mixed by recent looting activities.
Dating of Midden
This 70-cm-thick midden contains Pueblo III White Painted sherds in the lowermost (and undisturbed) portion of this midden, indicating that earliest refuse was deposited here sometime after A.D. 1100. The presence of Mesa Verde Black-on-white sherds in the churned deposits indicates that this midden was probably deposited after A.D. 1180.
Date Range
2 (A.D. 1100–1225)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
30
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1038N 1012E.
Central part of site.
Southeast of roomblock in Architectural Block 400.
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