Nonstructure 501, midden

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About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Central part of the site.

Specific Location

South of the roomblock in Architectural Block 500.

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.

Abandonment

Abandoned when occupation of this area ended.

Postabandonment Process

Upper stratum consists of deposits mixed by recent looting activities.

Dating of Midden

This 1.20-m-thick midden contained some Pueblo I pottery and abundant Pueblo II and Pueblo III pottery. However, the presence of Mesa Verde Black-on-white sherds in the lowermost (and undisturbed) stratum leads to the inference that much or all of this refuse was deposited sometime after A.D. 1180.

Date Range

4 (A.D. 1150–1300)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

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Excavation Unit

31

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1070N 1001E.
Central part of site.
South of roomblock in Architectural Block 500.

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

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
500
noncultural
Nonstructure
501
midden