"Artifacts," by Scott G. Ortman

Table 17. Occupational Histories of Architectural Blocks, Yellow Jacket Pueblo

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Architectural Block

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1100

1200

2000

2100

2200

2300

2400

2500

2600

3200

3300

3400

Total Site

A. Corrugated Sherd Deposition

Number of midden test units

2

2

3

3

2

3

3

5

3

3

2

7

1

3

4

3

3

3

3

2

4

3

Mean weight (g) of corrugated gray sherds per midden test unit

3,206.4

4,652.8

3,071.6

2,297.4

3,905.4

2,145.6

3,039.0

834.4

1,828.4

277.6

1,275.9

425.5

2,658.1

268.8

654.0

646.5

1,202.3

1,091.1

1,335.3

565.2

431.8

43.5

SD, weight (g) of corrugated gray sherds per midden test unit

886.2

2,298.2

1,786.7

1,822.3

2,081.9

2,339.7

3,565.8

770.4

523.2

223.1

954.7

724.5

62.4

295.6

382.1

816.2

1,125.1

1,402.1

591.2

505.9

33.3

Occupation span estimatea

158.1

229.7

151.4

113.1

192.7

105.6

149.8

40.6

89.8

13.1

62.5

20.4

130.9

12.6

31.7

31.3

58.9

53.4

65.4

27.3

20.7

1.5

B. Posterior Probability Distributionsb

A.D. 1020–1060

.059

.020

.007

.015

.111

.045

.100

.018

.038

.069

.036

.003

.023

.034

.086

.060

.062

.018

.123

.200

.108

.035

.016

A.D. 1060–1100

.127

.031

.009

.013

.161

.075

.127

.023

.032

.081

.046

.000

.031

.056

.103

.067

.096

.047

.191

.219

.153

.054

.024

A.D. 1100–1140

.170

.079

.041

.034

.215

.072

.181

.044

.069

.097

.079

.006

.066

.088

.148

.093

.142

.073

.206

.243

.166

.065

.058

A.D. 1140–1180

.112

.080

.074

.056

.203

.117

.202

.064

.134

.110

.095

.022

.090

.106

.154

.099

.114

.110

.222

.155

.126

.067

.074

A.D. 1180–1225

.233

.324

.304

.300

.095

.320

.170

.277

.289

.213

.245

.191

.282

.255

.200

.223

.241

.288

.128

.082

.173

.208

.312

A.D. 1225–1260

.164

.277

.255

.283

.074

.231

.120

.290

.251

.222

.266

.325

.280

.245

.168

.244

.195

.242

.074

.054

.150

.300

.295

A.D. 1260–1280

.136

.190

.310

.301

.141

.140

.100

.284

.188

.208

.234

.454

.228

.216

.142

.215

.150

.222

.056

.047

.123

.271

.221

SD = standard deviation.

aCalculated from the regression formula: years = .0495 x (mean weight [g] of corrugated gray sherds per midden test unit) – .656.

bTable entries in boldface type represent inferred periods of occupation.

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