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Nonstructure 226, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of site.
Specific Location
Central portion of Block 200; within 1-x-1-m unit 509N 560E.
Selection Criteria
Third 1-x-1-m unit randomly selected for excavation in Block 200; exposed Nonstructure 226.
Use
Secondary refuse was discarded into this area by residents from a nearby roomblock during the late Pueblo II through early Pueblo III periods.
Abandonment
Refuse was no longer discarded in this area after the early Pueblo III period.
Postabandonment Process
Natural sediments accumulated above the refuse.
Dating of Midden
Secondary refuse was discarded in this area during the late Pueblo II through early Pueblo III periods.
Date Range
17 (A.D. 1060–1225)
Site-Wide Dating
Excavation Details for Excavation Units
In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit
45
Location
1-x-1 meter grid unit 509N 560E.
Central portion of site.
Central portion of Block 200; 1-x-1-m unit 509N 560E.
Selection Criteria
Random. Third 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