Chronological Interpretations

• The tree-ring dates and other data indicate the following chronology of the pueblito:

• Room 2 was built in the spring of 1737; the complete terminal ring for 1736 (DNT-1077) and incomplete terminal rings from 1737 cutting dates (DNT-1062/1076) indicate tree-cutting in the spring of 1737.

• Room 1 was probably built in the summer of 1742 or 1743. Sample DNT-1080 is a near cutting date (1740+v) from an upright door jamb, an element that is typically a freshly cut beam in Navajo structures. All the other dates from Room 1 cluster between 1738 and 1742, but are noncutting dates.

• Room 4 yielded only two noncutting dates (1723vv, 1731vv) and could have been built before, after, or at the same time as any of the other rooms.

• The logs on the bench that may be associated with Room 3 yielded seven dates, all noncutting. Two beams that appear to be in situ (DNT-1085 and 1087) indicate construction sometime after 1738.

• A loose log in Room 1 dated 1747vv and suggests that the site was occupied for approximately 11 years (1737-1747), but the occupation may not have been continuous or year-round.

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