Structure 5-S, subterranean kiva

EXCAVATION DETAILS FOR THIS STUDY UNIT

Selection Criteria
1-x-1 meter grid unit 63N 178E. Southeast edge of site. 10 m grid south of Structure 112.
Excavation Strategy
Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Ended at
Natural strata.
Horizontal Unit(s)
Segment 1 (Excavation Unit 61)

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

61

Location

Segment 1 N E.
(2-x-1-m)
East side of pueblo; east of main drainange.
Rests in flat area on talus slope; west of a rock alignment visible at modern ground surface.

Selection Criteria

Random. One of three possible kivas selected for testing in Sampling Stratum 2 (east half).

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.

Unit Ends at

Structure floor. Subfloor deposits were exposed with an auger and include construction fill overlying sterile Morrison Formation deposits.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Structure
5-S
subterranean kiva