Structure 6-S, aboveground kiva

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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 62)

Excavation Details for Excavation Units

In order by excavation unit number.

Excavation Unit

62

Location

Segment 1 N E.
(2-x-1-m)
Northeast corner of pueblo; canyon rim within rim complex.
South of a large tower complex, Structure 28; near cliff edge.

Selection Criteria

Judgmental. Elected to test this possible kiva after it was determined that two of the eight possible kiva depressions we had tested were not kivas; Structure 6-S was chosen because it is the only visible depression within the rim complex and may have been part of a

Excavation Strategy

Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.

Unit Ends at

Structure floor. A small test window was excavated to expose subfloor deposits and was terminated when bedrock was encountered.

Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit

Study Unit Type
Study Unit Number
Study Unit Description
Structure
6-S
aboveground kiva