Ground and Polished Tools Database

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Creation date
2003
Creator
Patricia A. McAnany
Data type
Ground and polished tool
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Copyright holder
Patricia A. McAnany
License
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Recommended citation

McAnany, Patricia A., 2004. Ground and Polished Tools 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/RNUQPN

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038

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
141
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
42.20
Width (mm)
32.60
Thickness (mm)
19.20
Comments

Burnt fragment from a pebble; relatively smooth plano-convex surface; no clear worked surfaces.

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039

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Subtype
Polisher?/ smoother?
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
42.70
Width (mm)
39.30
Thickness (mm)
20.20
Comments

Small stone hemisphere; smooth convex side and a flat bottom. It was part of Burial 1-30a.

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040

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
160
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Percussion tool
Subtype
Pounder
Raw material
arkose with calcite cement
Length (mm)
143.00
Width (mm)
88.00
Thickness (mm)
54.60
0154

0154

Comments

Groundstone: View of pounder. GT# 040

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041

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
160
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
131.00
Width (mm)
118.00
Thickness (mm)
30.30
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042

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
2
Square(s)
B
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
102.90
Width (mm)
80.20
Thickness (mm)
56.80
0121

0121

Comments

Groundstone: View of dorsal side of metate fragment. GT# 042

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043

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
2
Square(s)
B
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
quartz
Length (mm)
110.00
Width (mm)
74.30
Thickness (mm)
55.50
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044

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
2
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Percussion tool
Subtype
Pecking tool
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
40.80
Width (mm)
35.40
Thickness (mm)
22.40
Comments

Pebble size with evidence of pecking; fits with artifact #45, measured as 1 piece

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046

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
4
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Large stone (fragment)
Subtype
Smoother?
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
59.90
Width (mm)
44.70
Thickness (mm)
50.90
Comments

Has one clearly ground surface.

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047

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
4
Square(s)
B
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
88.30
Width (mm)
77.80
Thickness (mm)
37.60
Comments

Burnt fragment (?)

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048

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
20
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
calcite marble
Length (mm)
53.10
Width (mm)
50.60
Thickness (mm)
43.90
Comments

The pit in which it was found may have been for storage.

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049

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
20
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Subtype
Vessel support?
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
39.80
Width (mm)
36.60
Thickness (mm)
29.40
Comments

Burnt fragment; no worked surface. The pit in which it was found may have been for storage.

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050

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
20
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
92.30
Width (mm)
52.70
Thickness (mm)
26.60
Comments

Burnt fragment; the pit in which it was found may have been for storage.

0124

0124

Comments

Groundstone: View of dorsal side of metate fragment. GT# 050

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051

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
20
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Large stone (fragment)
Subtype
Vessel support?
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
72.90
Width (mm)
52.80
Thickness (mm)
21.60
Comments

Burnt fragment; has no clear worked surfaces. It was in a pit that may have been for storage.

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052

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
10
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Mano
Subtype
Plano-convex
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
54.30
Width (mm)
60.30
Thickness (mm)
50.70
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053

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
17
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
78.10
Width (mm)
55.70
Thickness (mm)
33.00
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055

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
24
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Mano
Subtype
Round-flat
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
79.80
Width (mm)
81.00
Thickness (mm)
50.60
0238

0238

Comments

Mano fragment, profile view (GT# 055).

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056

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Yuntun
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
46.80
Width (mm)
45.00
Comments

Weight: 84.7 g; it was part of Burial 1-32.

0150

0150

Comments

Groundstone: View of yuntun. GT# 056

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057

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Percussion tool
Subtype
Pecking/ smoothing
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
36.90
Width (mm)
35.50
Thickness (mm)
22.30
Comments

Pebble size with evidence of pecking; the two flat surfaces were possibly used for smoothing.

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058

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Percussion tool
Subtype
Pecking tool
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
38.60
Width (mm)
33.10
Thickness (mm)
25.60
Comments

Pebble size with evidence of pecking; although smooth, it shows no evidence of use for smoothing.

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059

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Percussion tool
Subtype
Pecking/ smoothing
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
59.10
Width (mm)
56.20
Thickness (mm)
26.50
Comments

Cobble size; two smooth polishing surfaces are present; has pecking on distal end.

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060

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Square(s)
I
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Mano
Subtype
Oval
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
29.80
Width (mm)
54.50
Thickness (mm)
50.10
Comments

Burnt?

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061

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
47.50
Width (mm)
39.00
Thickness (mm)
45.50
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062

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Large stone (fragment)
Subtype
Vessel support?
Raw material
quartzite
Length (mm)
64.90
Width (mm)
56.90
Thickness (mm)
33.30
Comments

Burnt fragment; very angular; may be part of a metate; the midden is part of the 1990 Slice Probe.

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063

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
63
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
40.80
Width (mm)
21.30
Thickness (mm)
15.40
Comments

Burnt fragment; manuport(?); has a possible worked surface.

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064

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
63
Square(s)
F
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
limestone with calcite cement
Length (mm)
82.40
Width (mm)
63.70
Thickness (mm)
68.10
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