Chipped Stone Tool Database

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Creation date
2003
Creator
Patricia A. McAnany
Data type
Chipped stone tool
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Copyright holder
Patricia A. McAnany
License
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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McAnany, Patricia A., 2004. Chipped Stone Tool 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/XP6OSO

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01313

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
2
Square
C
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Oblique striations
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
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01314

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
2
Square
D
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Proximal fragment
Polish
Present in troughs
Striations
None
Use-wear
Bend break and step-flaking
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01315

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
3
Square
A
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Hammerstone
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Absent
Tool part
Complete
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Battering and step-flaking
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01316

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
4
Square
A
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Proximal fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Battering, step-flaking, and rounded edges
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01317

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
4
Square
A
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
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01318

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
4
Square
A
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
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01319

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
4
Square
B
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Macroblade (unstemmed)
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
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01320

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
4
Square
B
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
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01321

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
10
Square
C
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Hammerstone
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Absent
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Battering and step-flaking
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01322

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
10
Square
C
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
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01323

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
10
Square
C
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
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01324

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
11
Square
A
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Hammerstone
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Absent
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Battering and step-flaking
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01325

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
11
Square
D
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Reworked biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Battering and step-flaking
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01326

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
12
Square
A
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Bend break and step-flaking
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01327

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
12
Square
A
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Microflaking
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01328

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
12
Square
A
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Battering and step-flaking
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01329

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
12
Square
A
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
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01330

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
16
Square
B
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Absent
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01331

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
16
Subzone(s)
c
Square
C
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Bend break and step-flaking
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01332

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
18
Square
B
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Striations perpendicular to edge
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
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01333

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
18
Square
B
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Rounded edges
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01334

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
18
Square
B
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Striations perpendicular to edge
Use-wear
Rounded edges
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01335

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
19
Square
B
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Microflaking
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01336

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
19
Square
B
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
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01337

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
19
Square
B
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic fragment
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Deep scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
0033

0033

Comments

Lithic: Non-diagnostic tool fragment. LT# 1337

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