Carved Bone Database

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Item record
Creation date
2003
Data type
Carved bone
Reuse
Copyright holder
Patricia A. McAnany
License
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Recommended citation

McAnany, Patricia A., 2004. Carved Bone Database for K'axob: Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village. Version 2. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/MEENPX

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026

Record details
Zone(s)
63
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Bone bead
Type of bone
Fish vertebra
Length (cm)
0.42
Thickness (cm)
0.18

Small bead slightly yellow color; fits perfectly in hole of large bead; length measurement given is diameter; hole diameter = 0.2cm

0277

0277

Comments

Two beads crafted from fish vertebrae and found in a midden.

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027

Record details
Zone(s)
229
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Bone bead
Type of bone
Unknown
Length (cm)
0.82
Width (cm)
0.45

Irregular and unfinished; polished on one side; diameter of hole = 0.15cm

0278

0278

Comments

Roughly shaped and perforated bone bead.

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028

Record details
Zone(s)
5
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Earflare
Type of bone
Unknown
Length (cm)
1.42
Thickness (cm)
0.10

2 grooves along edge; 3 pieces; polished

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029

Record details
Zone(s)
53
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Bone needle
Type of bone
Unknown
Length (cm)
4.20
Width (cm)
0.40

Segment

0279

0279

Comments

Three fragmentary bone needles.

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030

Record details
Zone(s)
53
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Bone needle
Type of bone
Unknown
Length (cm)
2.77
Width (cm)
0.37

Segment

0279

0279

Comments

Three fragmentary bone needles.

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031

Record details
Zone(s)
53
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Bone needle
Type of bone
Unknown
Length (cm)
1.95
Width (cm)
0.53

Segment

0279

0279

Comments

Three fragmentary bone needles.

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032

Record details
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Bone bead or broken bone pin
Type of bone
Unknown
Length (cm)
0.70
Width (cm)
0.50

Tubular shape; no hole

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