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Nonstructure 239, midden
About this Nonstructure
General Location
Central portion of site.
Specific Location
Central portion of Block 200. Southeast of Structure 225.
Selection Criteria
Two 2-x-2-m units placed south of Structure 225 to sample associated midden deposits; the south unit (EU 305; 510N 565E) exposed a small portion of Nonstructure 239, but it was detected in profile only; in north unit (EU 247; 512N 565E), Nonstructure 239 and a portion of a pit feature (Nonstructure 247, Feature 1) were excavated.
Use
Secondary refuse was discarded into this area by residents from a nearby roomblock during the late Pueblo II period.
Abandonment
Secondary refuse was no longer discarded in this area after the late Pueblo II period.
Postabandonment Process
Natural sediments accumulated above the refuse; the upper portions were disturbed by plowing.
Dating of Midden
Based on pottery data, secondary refuse was discarded 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
247
Location
2-x-2 meter grid unit 512N 565E.
Central portion of site.
Central portion of Block 200; southeast of Structure 225.
Selection Criteria
Judgmental. One of two 2-x-2-m units placed southeast of Structure 225 to sample associated midden deposits; exposed Nonstructure 239 below plow zone, and a pit feature (F-1).
Excavation Strategy
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at
Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit