| EXCAVATION DETAILS BY EXCAVATION UNIT (EU)
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| Excavation Unit 1
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| Location
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1-x-3 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 2322N 2079E. Just south of the center of the site. Located directly southwest of Structure 111; Structure 109 in the northwest portion of this unit may have been built over the antechamber of Structure 111.
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| Selection Criteria
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Judgmental. This unit was selected in order to test small storage rooms (Structures 108 and 109) located south of the main chamber of the pit structure (Structure 111).
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| Excavation Strategy
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Natural strata.
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| Unit Ends at
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Other. Excavation in this unit terminated at three different surfaces in three different study units. In Nonstructure 304 (the prehistoric ground surface), excavation was terminated at approximately 89.35 m. A 1 m x 0.5 m test window was dug into the sout
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| Study Unit(s) Associated with this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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102
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cultural deposit, type unknown
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Nonstructure
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103
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midden
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Nonstructure
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104
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extramural surface
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Structure
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108
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nonmasonry surface room
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Structure
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109
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nonmasonry surface room
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Arbitrary Unit
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110
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noncultural
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| Excavation Unit 2
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| Location
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1-x-1 meter grid unit 2315N 2089E. Southeast quarter of the site. Located in the southwest quarter of Arbitrary Unit 101 (plow zone mixed with dispersed midden), approximately 11 m southeast of Structure 111.
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| Selection Criteria
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Random. Third 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Arbitrary Unit 101.
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| Excavation Strategy
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Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into 10-cm levels when applicable.
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| Unit Ends at
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Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 88.96 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 88.87 m.
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| Study Unit(s) Associated with this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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101
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cultural deposit, type unknown
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Arbitrary Unit
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106
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noncultural
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| Excavation Unit 3
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| Location
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1-x-1 meter grid unit 2325N 2094E. Southeast quarter of the site. Located in the east-central portion of Arbitrary Unit 101 (plow zone mixed with dispersed midden), approximately 12 m east of Structure 111.
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| Selection Criteria
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Random. Second 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Arbitrary Unit 101.
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| Excavation Strategy
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Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into 10-cm levels when applicable.
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| Unit Ends at
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Undisturbed native sediment. Undisturbed native sediment was encountered at approximately 89.05 m. Excavations continued into this sterile deposit; excavation was terminated at approximately 88.96 m.
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| Study Unit(s) Associated with this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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101
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cultural deposit, type unknown
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Arbitrary Unit
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106
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noncultural
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| Excavation Unit 4
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| Location
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1-x-1 meter grid unit 2325N 2096E. Southeast quarter of the site. Located near the center of the east boundary of Arbitrary Unit 101 (plow zone mixed with dispersed midden), approximately 14 m east of Structure 111.
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| Selection Criteria
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Random. First 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Arbitrary Unit 101.
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| Excavation Strategy
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Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into 10-cm levels when applicable.
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| Unit Ends at
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Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 89.00 m.
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| Study Unit(s) Associated with this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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101
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cultural deposit, type unknown
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Arbitrary Unit
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106
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noncultural
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| Excavation Unit 5
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| Location
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2-x-2 meter grid unit 2337N 2068E. West-central portion of the site. Located approximately 10 m northwest of Structure 111.
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| Selection Criteria
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Judgmental. This unit was placed over a thermal feature.
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| Excavation Strategy
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Surface collection.
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| Unit Ends at
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Modern ground surface. Per Shanna Diederichs, this unit was not excavated. The modern ground surface was at an elevation of approximately 90.00 m.
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| Study Unit(s) Associated with this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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105
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cultural deposit, type unknown
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| Excavation Unit 6
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| Location
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1-x-1 meter grid unit 2320N 2095E. Southeast quarter of the site. Located in the southeast quarter of Arbitrary Unit 101 (plow zone mixed with dispersed midden), approximately 15 m southeast of Structure 111.
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| Selection Criteria
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Random. Sixth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Arbitrary Unit 101.
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| Excavation Strategy
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Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into 10-cm levels when applicable.
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| Unit Ends at
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Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 88.88 m.
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| Study Unit(s) Associated with this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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101
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cultural deposit, type unknown
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Arbitrary Unit
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106
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noncultural
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Nonstructure
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107
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midden
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| Excavation Unit 7
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| Location
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1-x-1 meter grid unit 2314N 2092E. Southeast quarter of the site. Located in the south-central portion of Arbitrary Unit 101 (plow zone mixed with dispersed midden), approximately 15 m southeast of Structure 111.
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| Selection Criteria
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Random. Fifth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Arbitrary Unit 101.
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| Excavation Strategy
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Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into 10-cm levels when applicable.
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| Unit Ends at
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Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 88.81 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 88.74 m.
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| Study Unit(s) Associated with this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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101
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cultural deposit, type unknown
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Arbitrary Unit
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106
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noncultural
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| Excavation Unit 8
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| Location
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1-x-3 meter grid unit, long axis oriented north-south 2327N 2080.5E. Near the center of the site. Located directly northeast of Structures 108 and 109; Structure 109 may have been built over the antechamber of Structure 111.
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| Selection Criteria
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Judgmental. This unit was selected in order to test a pit structure (Structure 111) that was located as an anomaly during electrical resistivity survey.
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| Excavation Strategy
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Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into 25-cm levels when applicable.
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| Unit Ends at
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Bedrock. The structure floor (Surface 1) was encountered at an elevation of approximately 88.27 m. Fill continued into Features 1, 3, 4, and 5. An attempt was then made to subfloor Structure 111 by removing the fill that had been used to create Surface 1
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| Study Unit(s) Associated with this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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102
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cultural deposit, type unknown
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Nonstructure
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103
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midden
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Structure
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111
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earth-walled pit structure
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| Excavation Unit 9
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| Location
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1-x-1 meter grid unit 2320N 2093E. Southeast quarter of the site. Located in the south-central portion of Arbitrary Unit 101 (plow zone mixed with dispersed midden), approximately 12 m southeast of Structure 111.
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| Selection Criteria
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Random. Fourth 1-x1-m unit selected for excavation in Arbitrary Unit 101.
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| Excavation Strategy
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Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels. Strata were subdivided into 10-cm levels when applicable.
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| Unit Ends at
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Undisturbed native sediment. Excavation was terminated at approximately 88.99 m. A 10 cm x 10 cm window was dug into the northwest corner of the unit to confirm sterility; the bottom of this window was at an elevation of 88.88 m.
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| Study Unit(s) Associated with this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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101
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cultural deposit, type unknown
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Arbitrary Unit
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106
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noncultural
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