Roadmap Village (LA 45157) - Units 103, 107, and 108 Summary

Units 103, 107, and 108 are 1x2m excavation units located in sheet trash near the north end of the site of Roadmap Village. South of these units, the northern arm of the pueblo consists of eight or more unexcavated rooms. The focus of our excavations in 2007, 2008, and 2012 was on pueblo rooms in the main roomblock, south of the main plaza; we know little about the rooms in the other roomblocks. Units 103, 107, and 108 were excavated in order to gain some insights about the northern roomblock, particularly the ceramic types present in this area. Surface examination showed a fairly high density of sherds and lithics in this area which should have washed in primarily from the roomblock immediately to the south. The excavation of these units yielded a sample of artifacts for preliminary comparison with those recovered from the ten excavated rooms in the main roomblock.

103、107、108号发掘探方（excavation units）均为1×2米规格，布设于路线图村（Roadmap Village）遗址北端附近的地表垃圾堆积带中。该批探方南侧，普韦布洛（pueblo）遗址的北部房址群现存8间以上未发掘的房址。我们在2007、2008及2012年开展的发掘工作，重点聚焦于主广场以南主房址群（main roomblock）内的普韦布洛房址；目前对其余房址群的房址情况仍所知甚少。本次发掘103、107、108号探方，旨在增进对北部房址群的了解，特别是该区域出土的陶瓷器类。地表勘查结果显示，该区域陶片（sherds）与石制品（lithics）的分布密度较高，这些遗物大概率主要是从南侧紧邻的房址群冲刷搬运而来。本次探方发掘获取了一批遗物标本，可用于与主房址群已发掘的10间房址出土遗物开展初步对比研究。