Roadmap Village (LA 45157) - Unit 9 Summary

Unit 9 is a two-story pueblo room located near the center of Roadmap Village and the presence of a well-preserved hearth in this room suggests it served a residential function. Unit 9 shares a wall with Unit 8, which is located directly south of it, and the northeast corner of Unit 9 is adjacent to the southwest corner of Unit 10. Similar to the other units excavated at Roadmap Village, Unit 9 was oriented slightly west of true north and the dimensions were 3.78m (N) by 3.83m (E) by 3.55m (S) by 3.76m (W). The presence of Unit 9 was inferred, prior to excavation, by the presence of stone alignments on the ground surface, believed to have been the upper-most courses of the west, north and south walls of the room. The walls were constructed of cobble masonry, clay mortar, chinking material and clay plaster. Two distinct deposits of roofing material (burnt wooden beams and adobe) were identified during excavation, thus, supporting the conclusion that this room was two stories tall.9号房址为两层普韦布洛式房址，坐落于路线图村落（Roadmap Village）的中心附近；房内保存完好的灶坑表明其曾作为居住用途。9号房址与正南侧的8号房址共用一道墙体，其东北角与10号房址的西南角毗邻。与路线图村落已发掘的其他房址类似，9号房址朝向正北偏西，尺寸分别为北边长3.78米、东边长3.83米、南边长3.55米、西边长3.76米。在正式发掘前，研究人员便通过地表出露的石砌排布遗迹推断出9号房址的存在，这些遗迹被认为是该房址西、北、南三面墙体的最上层砌筑层。该房址墙体由毛石砌体、黏土砂浆、填缝材料及黏土抹面构筑而成。发掘过程中共发现两处截然不同的屋顶遗存堆积（炭化木梁与土坯），由此佐证了该房址为两层结构的结论。