Chipped Stone Tool Database

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Creation date
2003
Creator
Patricia A. McAnany
Data type
Chipped stone tool
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. 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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15007

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
3
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Absent
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Striations perpendicular to edge
Use-wear
Rounded edges
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15008

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
3
Subzone(s)
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
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and microflaking
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15009

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
5
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned and patinated
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and microflaking
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15012

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
8
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Stemmed macroblade
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Proximal fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and microflaking
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15013

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
11
Subzone(s)
a
Square
C
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Macroblade (unstemmed)
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Bend break and microflaking
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15016

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
3
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
Deep scars only
Tool part
Proximal fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
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15017

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
3
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Microflaking
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15018

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
3
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Reworked 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 in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
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