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Nonstructure 502, midden
About this Nonstructure
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
All but the lowermost 7 cm of refuse was mixed by recent looting activities.
Dating of Midden
This 55-cm-thick midden contains both Pueblo II and Pueblo III pottery. Pueblo III White Painted sherds are present in the lowermost (and undisturbed) 7 cm of refuse. This indicates that the earliest deposits occurred sometime after A.D. 1100. The remainder of the refuse has been churned by recent looting, but contains Mesa Verde Black-on-white pottery. Thus, at least some (and perhaps all) of this refuse was 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
32
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1075N 1009E.
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