| General Location
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North of butte.
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| Specific Location
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East of Structure 302.
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| Selection Criteria
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See associated excavation unit(s).
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| Use
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The enclosing of the area with a wall, the constructed surface, and the ash-filled pit indicate this area was used for outdoor activities by the inhabitants of this kiva suite.
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| Abandonment
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Thought to have abandoned in the same manner as Structure 302--as a result of an attack of the village in which many villagers were killed and that ended the occupation of the village.
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| Postabandonment Processes
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Refuse and wall fall deposited colluvially from upslope.
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| Dating of Construction
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Assumed to be contemporaneous with Structure 302, which was tree-ring dated to A.D.1261.
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| Dating of Remodeling
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No evidence of remodeling.
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| Dating of Abandonment
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Pueblo III sherds were on the courtyard surface. Abandonment assumed to have been at the same time as many other structures in the village--sometime after A.D. 1274 (the latest tree-ring date from the site).
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| Dating of Midden
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| Dating of Reuse
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No evidence of reuse.
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| Date range
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1 (A.D. 1256–1285)
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EXCAVATION DETAILS FOR EXCAVATION UNITS
In order by excavation unit number.
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| Excavation Unit |
80 |
| Location |
1-x-1 meter grid unit 116N 125E. On slope just north of butte. 1 m grid southeast of Structure 302.
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| Selection Criteria |
Random. Roomblock/Rubble sampling stratum (SS 1).
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| Excavation Strategy |
Strata subdivided into arbitrary levels.
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| Unit Ends at |
Bedrock.
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| Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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1-A
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noncultural
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Nonstructure
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8-N
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extramural surface
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Stratigraphy
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Data and maps showing details of stratigraphy for this excavation unit are available here.
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| Excavation Unit |
196 |
| Location |
5-x-3 meter grid unit 117N 124E. North of butte. Just east of Structure 302.
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| Selection Criteria |
Judgmental. To expose courtyard associated with Structure 302.
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| Excavation Strategy |
Natural strata.
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| Unit Ends at |
Bedrock.
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| Study Unit(s) Identified in this Excavation Unit
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| Study Unit Type |
Study Unit Number |
Study Unit Description |
Arbitrary Unit
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300
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noncultural
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Nonstructure
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8-N
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extramural surface
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Stratigraphy
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No stratigraphy data available for this excavation unit.
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