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Nonstructure 404, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central part of the site.
Specific Location
Below the roomblock-associated occupation stratum in Architectural Block 400 (in 2 x 1 m unit 1029N 1003E) (EU 72).
Selection Criteria
Midden was encountered during excavations to expose the outside face of the north wall of the roomblock.
Use
This area was used for the deposition of refuse, probably by the residents of a nearby roomblock--but not the roomblock in Architectural Block 400, which postdates this deposit.
Abandonment
Abandoned prior to the construction of the roomblock Architectural Block 400.
Postabandonment Process
Covered by construction fill and the construction of Architectural Block 400.
Dating of Midden
This 60-cm-thick midden contains both late Pueblo II and Pueblo III pottery. However, the presence of Mesa Verde Black-on-white pottery in the lowermost stratum of refuse indicates that this refuse in this midden 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
72
Location
2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1029N 1003E.
Central part of site.
Just north of roomblock in Architectural Block 400.
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