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Nonstructure 215, extramural surface
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of site.
Specific Location
East-central portion of Block 200; within 2-x-2-m unit 511N 584E.
Selection Criteria
2-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed south of Structure 208 to sample associated midden deposits; exposed Nonstructure 215.
Use
Extramural use surface that appears to have been thermally altered.
Abandonment
Nonstructure 215 was most likely abandoned in the Pueblo II period.
Postabandonment Process
Natural sediments accumulated above this surface after it was no longer used.
Dating of Construction
No pottery data is available for this study unit. Based on the proximity to Nonstructure 214 (516N 584E) to the north, Nonstructure 215 most likely dates from the Pueblo II period.
Dating of Remodeling
None evident.
Dating of Abandonment
Nonstructure 215 was most likely abandoned in the Pueblo II period.
Dating of Midden
None evident.
Dating of Reuse
None evident.
Date Range
18 (A.D. 1020–1280)
Site-Wide
Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
132
Location
2-x-2 meter grid unit 511N 584E.
Central portion of site.
East-central portion of Block 200. South of Structure 208.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. 2-x-2-m unit judgmentally placed south of Structure 208 to sample associated midden deposits; exposed Nonstructure 215.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit