Nonstructure 1101, extramural surface

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Pit: not further specified (Feature 1) Top of page
General description
Small, shallow pit on an extramural surface.
Use history
Used for an unknown purpose, then intentionally filled with refuse.
Associated features
Excavation procedure
North half excavated first, then south half.
Portion excavated
Only the portion of the pit within the excavation unit; feature appears to extend a tiny amount outside unit to the east and south.
Horizontal location
Located in southeast corner of a 1 x 1 excavation unit; south of the roomblock in Architectural Block 1100.
Vertical location
Prehistoric ground surface (about 40 cm below modern ground surface).
Construction
Pit was excavated into fill.
Remodeling/ modification
No
Thermal alteration
No
Sooting
No
Sealed
No
Preservation
Good.
Degree of preservation
Some post-use root distrubance; pit might have originally been deeper, and not recognized until the upper portion had been removed.
Shape in plan view
Actual:  irregular.
Inferred: 
Shape in cross section
Actual:  irregular.
Inferred: 
Shape comments
Dimensions
 
Actual
Complete?
Inferred
Comments
Length
54
No
North-south; almost complete.
Width
45
No
East-west; almost complete.
Height
No
Depth
14
No
Stratigraphy
Stratum
Interpretation
Inclusions
Disturbance
Color
Texture
1
Midden
charcoal; sherds; nonhuman bone; burned adobe; ground stone
root
dark gray
silty loam