Nonstructure 802, extramural surface

About this Nonstructure

Has Surface
No Masonry

General Location

North part of the site.

Specific Location

North edge of the roomblock in Architectural Block 800.

Selection Criteria

Surface recorded during excavations to expose a segment of the outside face of the north wall of the roomblock.

Use

This was an outdoor use surface associated with the construction and occupation of the roomblock in Architectural Block 800

Abandonment

Surface no longer used when it became covered with refuse

Postabandonment Process

Buried under wall fall, and naturally deposited sediments

Dating of Midden

Date Range

4 (A.D. 1150–1300)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

50

Location

1-x-1 meter grid unit 1190N 1008E.
North part of site.
Extension of 2 x 1 excavation unit at north edge of roomblock in Architectural Block 800.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. Extension of 2 x 1 m unit to the south to try to expose the masonry wall of the roomblock in Architectural Block 800.

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
800
noncultural
Nonstructure
802
extramural surface
Structure
803
masonry structure, type unknown

Excavation Unit

78

Location

2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1191N 1008E.
North part of site.
Just north of roomblock in Architectural Block 800.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. To expose roomblock masonry 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

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
800
noncultural
Nonstructure
802
extramural surface
Nonstructure
806
midden