Nonstructure 209, multiple study unit types

About this Structure

General Location

Block 200, west edge of site, west-northwest of plaza.

Specific Location

East-southeast of, and adjacent to, Structures 208/212 (test pit butts up against southeast wall of structure).

Interpretive Type

Not assigned.

Structure Use

Used for the disposal of refuse; midden contains many and varied artifacts, indicating that it could be refuse from permanent habitation.

Abandonment

Abandoned as a midden when use or habitation of the kiva suite ended.

Postabandonment

Walls from adjacent structures collapsed onto the cultural deposits, burying the midden beneath stones and sediment; sediment was also deposited by wind and water.

Excavation Details

No excavation details recorded for this study unit.