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Study Unit Details
Structure 21-S masonry surface structure
Photograph Copyright © 10-Mar-91 by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. All rights reserved.
Image View:
Face view, architecture
Description:
East and south walls of rooms; beam sockets (F-2, F-3) in Str 11-S and doorway (F-1) in Str 21-S are visible.
Direction of view:
east
Date of Photo:
10-Mar-91
General Location
Northeast corner of pueblo. Part of rim complex; located at base of cliff.
Specific Location
West of Structure 13-S, directly above Structure 11-S.
Interpretive Type
Not assigned.
Structure Use
Upper-story room that is part of a small group of multistory rooms; room function unknown; a doorway (Feature 1) exists in the east wall and allowed access between this room and a kiva/courtyard (Structure 13-S); when someone exited the room from the doorway, they most likely stepped onto the roof of the kiva; this room may have also provided access to a small structure (Structure 12-S) to the west.
Dating
Abandonment
No evidence.
Postabandonment
Parts of the walls, including all of the west wall, collapsed.
Excavation Details
No excavations took place inside this structure.
Groups to Which This Study Unit was Assigned
See The Archaeology of Woods Canyon Pueblo (specifically the chapters on architecture, chronology, and artifacts) for more information on study unit groupings at Woods Canyon Pueblo.
| Type | ID | Description |
| area | 7 | Canyon rim |
| section | R | Canyon rim |
| subperiod | 9 | Late Pueblo III (A.D. 1225-1280) |
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