Fired Clay Artifacts Database

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Creation date
2003
Creator
Patricia A. McAnany
Data type
Fired clay artifact
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. Fired Clay Artifacts 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/MRPSG4

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051

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Bead, round
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

perforated before firing

0302

0302

Comments

Two clay beads found in plowzone of Operation 8.

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052

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Bead, round
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

perforated before firing

0302

0302

Comments

Two clay beads found in plowzone of Operation 8.

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053

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing; possible altered clay ball

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054

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0319

0319

Comments

Shaped and fired net sinker from surface layer.

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055

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
2
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Disk, large
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped sherd

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056

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
2
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Drilled disk
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
unfinished
Comments

shaped sherd; biconically drilled

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057

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
2
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Shaped sherd
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken and eroded
Comments

irregular outline; possible effigy shape

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058

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
5
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

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059

Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
7
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
broken and eroded
Comments

shaped sherd

0311

0311

Comments

Net sinker shaped from sherd.

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060

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
20
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing; possible altered clay ball

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061

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
24
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Applique fragment
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

face-like decoration below a squared vessel rim

0282

0282

Comments

Sherd with modeled effigy protuberance.

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062

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Disk, small
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
incomplete and eroded
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063

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Drilled disk
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken and eroded
Comments

shaped sherd; likely to have broken during biconical drilling

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064

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
complete but eroded
Comments

shaped sherd

0314

0314

Comments

Collection of seven small shaped and fired net sinkers and one large net sinker shaped from a sherd found in the surface layer. In all, twenty-six of the smaller spherical notched net sinkers were found in this context.

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065

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
Sierra Red
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped sherd; elongated

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066

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Shaped sherd
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken and eroded
Comments

possible star shape

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067

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0322

0322

Comments

Small, spherical notched weights from the surface of Operation 10.

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068

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0322

0322

Comments

Small, spherical notched weights from the surface of Operation 10.

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069

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0322

0322

Comments

Small, spherical notched weights from the surface of Operation 10.

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070

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0322

0322

Comments

Small, spherical notched weights from the surface of Operation 10.

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071

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
1 rounded, 1 angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0314

0314

Comments

Collection of seven small shaped and fired net sinkers and one large net sinker shaped from a sherd found in the surface layer. In all, twenty-six of the smaller spherical notched net sinkers were found in this context.

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072

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0314

0314

Comments

Collection of seven small shaped and fired net sinkers and one large net sinker shaped from a sherd found in the surface layer. In all, twenty-six of the smaller spherical notched net sinkers were found in this context.

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073

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0314

0314

Comments

Collection of seven small shaped and fired net sinkers and one large net sinker shaped from a sherd found in the surface layer. In all, twenty-six of the smaller spherical notched net sinkers were found in this context.

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074

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0314

0314

Comments

Collection of seven small shaped and fired net sinkers and one large net sinker shaped from a sherd found in the surface layer. In all, twenty-six of the smaller spherical notched net sinkers were found in this context.

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075

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

0314

0314

Comments

Collection of seven small shaped and fired net sinkers and one large net sinker shaped from a sherd found in the surface layer. In all, twenty-six of the smaller spherical notched net sinkers were found in this context.

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