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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101

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
17
Deposit type
fire feature
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete but unfinished
Comments

shaped sherd

0316

0316

Comments

Net sinkers shaped from sherds.

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102

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
13
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
Hillbank Red
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
broken
Comments

shaped sherd

0317

0317

Comments

Net sinker shaped from sherd.

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103

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
16
Subzone(s)
b
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Bead, cylindrical
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
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104

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
69
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Drilled disk
Ceramic type
Sierra Red
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
unfinished
Comments

shaped sherd; biconically drilled; unfinished edges

0294

0294

Comments

Two drilled sherds.

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105

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
69
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Drilled rim sherd
Ceramic type
Sierra Red
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

blackened core due to low firing

0294

0294

Comments

Two drilled sherds.

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106

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
72
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Disk, small
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
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107

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
72
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Drilled sherd
Ceramic type
Aguila Orange
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

two biconically drilled holes

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108

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Cylinder, solid
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
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109

Record details
Operation
12
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; oval elongated shape

0318

0318

Comments

Shaped and fired net sinker from surface layer.

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110

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
2
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
broken and eroded
Comments

shaped sherd

0320

0320

Comments

Notched net sinker shaped from sherd.

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111

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
2
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Spherical notched net sinker
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped and notched before firing

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112

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
2
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Disk, small
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped sherd; punctated circle on one side; other side slightly incurved

0297

0297

Comments

Three small sherd disks: (l-r) Op. 12 Z2a, Op. 1 Z220, and Op. 1 Z63.

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113

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
6
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Disk, small
Ceramic type
Aguacate Orange
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
unfinished?
Comments

shaped sherd; irregular shape; wide grooved indentation on unslipped side

0299

0299

Comments

Small sherd disk

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114

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
17
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Ocarina, anthropomorphic
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

human head with helmet and earflares

0285

0285

Comments

Anthropomorphic ocarina, head with zoomorphic headdress.

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115

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
24
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Bead, miniature
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

irregular and oval in longitudinal cross section

0303

0303

Comments

Six small beads of fired pottery.

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116

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
24
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Bead, miniature
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

irregular and oval in longitudinal cross section

0303

0303

Comments

Six small beads of fired pottery.

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117

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
24
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Bead, miniature
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

irregular and oval in longitudinal cross section

0303

0303

Comments

Six small beads of fired pottery.

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118

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
24
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Bead, miniature
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

irregular and oval in longitudinal cross section

0303

0303

Comments

Six small beads of fired pottery.

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119

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
24
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Bead, miniature
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

irregular and oval in longitudinal cross section

0303

0303

Comments

Six small beads of fired pottery.

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120

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
24
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Bead, miniature
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

irregular and oval in longitudinal cross section

0303

0303

Comments

Six small beads of fired pottery.

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