Nonstructure 901, extramural surface

About this Nonstructure

Has Surface
No Masonry

General Location

North part of the site.

Specific Location

At the north edge of the roomblock in Architectural Block 900.

Selection Criteria

Surface was encountered during excavations to expose a segment of the outside face of the north wall of this roomblock.

Use

Outdoor use surface associated with two firepits (Features 1 and 2). This surface was used prior to the construction and occupation of the roomblock in Architectural Block 900, which is above it (see stratigraphic profile).

Abandonment

Use surface was abandoned before the construction of the roomblock in Architectural Block 900

Postabandonment Process

Surface was covered by cultural deposits from the use of this area, then by the surface associated with the roomblock in Architectural Block 900

Dating of Midden

Date Range

5 (A.D. 1180–1260)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

80

Location

2-x-1 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 1245N 1007E.
North part of site.
Just north of roomblock in Architectural Block 900 and adjacent to the exterior wall of the roomblock.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. To expose roomblock masonry and determine presence of earlier occupations below 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
900
noncultural
Nonstructure
901
extramural surface
Nonstructure
902
extramural surface
Structure
903
earth-walled pit structure
Nonstructure
905
extramural surface
Structure
908
masonry structure, type unknown