Arbitrary Unit 6-A, noncultural

ABOUT THIS STUDY UNIT

General Location	Area considered to be within site boundaries, but to not fall within any more specific area type.
Specific Location
Selection Criteria	Arbitrary Unit 6 is the Outer Periphery in the stratified random sampling portion of the excavations; these are the areas thought, prior to excavation, to have been outside of the structures and the primary use areas of the site.
Use
Abandonment
Postabandonment Processes
Dating of Construction
Dating of Remodeling
Dating of Abandonment
Dating of Midden
Dating of Reuse

EXCAVATION DETAILS FOR EXCAVATION UNITS In order by excavation unit number.
Excavation Unit	1
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 63N 178E. Southeast edge of site. 10 m grid south of Structure 112.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Natural strata.
Unit Ends at	Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	4
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 71N 183E. Near southeast edge of site. 3 m grid northwest of Structure 125.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Natural strata.
Unit Ends at	Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	5
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 74N 184E. Near southeast edge of site. 5 m grid southeast of Structure 112.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at	Other.Not recorded.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	6
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 75N 160E. Near southeast edge of site. Along west wall of Structure 107.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Natural strata.
Unit Ends at	Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Structure 107 kiva, type unknown Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	8
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 76N 178E. Near grid south edge of site. 6 m grid east-northeast of Structure 101.
Selection Criteria	Judgmental. To sample each possible kiva depression on site.
Excavation Strategy	Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Plus one arbitrary level that crosscut two strata.
Unit Ends at	Fill continued.Excavation continued as north half of 2 x 1 excavation unit.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Structure 112 subterranean kiva Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	9
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 77N 90E. Grid southwest edge of site. 17 m grid west of Structure 204.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Natural strata.
Unit Ends at	Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	13
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 79N 166E. In southeast area of site. In Structure 108.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at	Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Structure 108 subterranean room Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	14
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 80N 125E. Near grid south edge of site. 13 m grid east of Structure 204.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Natural strata.
Unit Ends at	Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	15
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 80N 188E. Near grid east edge of site. 8 m north of Structure 125.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Natural strata.
Unit Ends at	Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	16
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 81N 119E. Near grid south edge of site. 8 m grid east of Structure 204.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at	Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	17
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 81N 176E. In grid southeast area of site. 3 m grid north of Structure 112.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at	Other.Not recorded.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	22
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 86N 153E. At center of grid-south edge of site. 6 m grid northwest of Structure 120.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
Unit Ends at	Bedrock.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	90
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 125N 85E. Near northwest edge of site. 4 m grid southwest of Structure 408.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Natural strata.
Unit Ends at	Undisturbed native sediment.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
Excavation Unit	121
Location	1-x-1 meter grid unit 157N 103E. Grid-north edge of site. 6 m grid north-northwest of Structure 403.
Selection Criteria	Random. Outer Periphery sampling stratum (SS 6).
Excavation Strategy	Natural strata.
Unit Ends at	Other.Natural layer of rocks.
Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit	Study Unit Type Study Unit Number Study Unit Description Arbitrary Unit 6-A noncultural
Stratigraphy	Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.

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