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Nonstructure 210, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of site.
Specific Location
Northwestern portion of Block 200; within 1-x-1-m units 517N 523E and 516N 523E.
Selection Criteria
Second 1-x-1-m unit randomly selected for excavation in Block 200; 516N 523E was judgmentally selected.
Use
Secondary refuse was deposited into this area by residents from a nearby roomblock during the early Pueblo III period.
Abandonment
Refuse was no longer discarded in this area after the early Pueblo III period.
Postabandonment Process
Natural sediments accumulated above the refuse; the upper portions were disturbed by plowing.
Dating of Midden
Secondary refuse was deposited in this area during the early Pueblo III period.
Date Range
7 (A.D. 1140–1225)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
50
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 517N 523E.
Central portion of site.
Northwestern portion of Block 200. West of Structure 221.
Selection Criteria
Random. Second 1-x-1-m unit randomly selected for excavation in Block 200.
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
Excavation Unit
127
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 516N 523E.
Central portion of site.
Northwestern portion of Block 200. West of Structure 221.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. 1-x-1-m unit judgmentally placed next to randomly selected 1-x-1-m unit (517N 523E) to sample Structure 246.
Excavation Strategy
Natural strata.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment. Sterile encountered in most of unit; fill continued in southwest corner.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit