Nonstructure 805, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
North part of the site.
Specific Location
South of the roomblock in Architectural Block 800.
Selection Criteria
To sample the midden associated with this architectural block.
Use
This area was used for the deposition of a small amount of refuse, probably by the residents of the nearby roomblock
Abandonment
Abandoned when occupation of this area ended
Postabandonment Process
Covered by naturally deposited sediments
Dating of Midden
This 30-cm-thick stratum of midden Mesa Verde Black-on-white pottery, which leads to an inference that this refuse was deposited sometime after A.D. 1180.
Date Range
4 (A.D. 11501300)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
49
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 1179N 1019E.
North part of site.
South of roomblock in Architectural Blcok 800.
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