Nonstructure 153, midden

About this Nonstructure

No Surface
No Masonry

General Location

Central portion of site.

Specific Location

Central portion of Block 100; exposed in Backhoe Trench 128; midden deposit within Structure 138.

Selection Criteria

Exposed in Backhoe Trench 128; Segments 5 and 8 were excavated to sample Nonstructure 153 and Structure 138.

Use

Secondary refuse was deposited into the depression left by Structure 138 by residents from a nearby roomblock during the late Pueblo II period.

Abandonment

Refuse was no longer discarded in this area after the late Pueblo II period.

Postabandonment Process

Natural sediments accumulated above the refuse; the upper deposits were disturbed by plowing.

Dating of Midden

Secondary refuse was deposited during the late Pueblo II period.

Date Range

6 (A.D. 1060–1140)

Site-Wide Dating

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

242

Location

Segment 8 N E.
Central portion of site.
Central portion of Block 100; in Backhoe Trench 128.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. The southern recess of a pit structure was evident in Backhoe Trench 128; Segment 8 was excavated immediately north of Backhoe Trench 128 to sample Structure 138.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.

Unit Ends at

Structure floor. Fill continued into Nonstructure 153 before Structure 138, Surface 1 was encountered.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural
Structure
138
earth-walled pit structure
Nonstructure
153
midden

Excavation Unit

478

Location

Segment 5 N E.
Central portion of site.
Central portion of Block 100; north of Backhoe Trench 128 and Structure 138, Segment 8.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. Structure 138 was exposed in Backhoe Trench 128. Segment 5 was excavated to sample Nonstructure 153 deposits (secondary refuse deposited in the depression of Structure 138) and to expose the floor and hearth of Structure 138.

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.

Unit Ends at

Structure floor. Excavation continued into Nonstructure 153 before excavation ceased at Structure 138, Surface 1.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Arbitrary Unit
105
noncultural
Structure
138
earth-walled pit structure
Nonstructure
153
midden