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)
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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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099

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Yuntun
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
66.10
Width (mm)
49.20
Comments

Weight: 152 g

0237

0237

Comments

Seven shaped limestone balls (yuntunob) surrounding a Protoclassic cache (GT# 096, GT# 097, GT# 098, GT# 099, GT# 100, GT# 101, GT# 102 ).

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100

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Yuntun
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
54.50
Width (mm)
52.70
Comments

Weight: 104.4 g

0237

0237

Comments

Seven shaped limestone balls (yuntunob) surrounding a Protoclassic cache (GT# 096, GT# 097, GT# 098, GT# 099, GT# 100, GT# 101, GT# 102 ).

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101

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Yuntun
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
50.80
Width (mm)
46.00
Comments

Weight: 73.5 g

0237

0237

Comments

Seven shaped limestone balls (yuntunob) surrounding a Protoclassic cache (GT# 096, GT# 097, GT# 098, GT# 099, GT# 100, GT# 101, GT# 102 ).

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102

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Yuntun
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
45.80
Comments

Thin-sectioned for analysis.

0237

0237

Comments

Seven shaped limestone balls (yuntunob) surrounding a Protoclassic cache (GT# 096, GT# 097, GT# 098, GT# 099, GT# 100, GT# 101, GT# 102 ).

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103

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
203
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
51.40
Width (mm)
33.80
Thickness (mm)
16.50
Comments

Burnt fragment; it was part of Burial 1-37a and 1-37b.

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104

Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
2
Square(s)
B
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
quartz
Length (mm)
138.20
Width (mm)
123.10
Thickness (mm)
51.10
Comments

Two fragments that fit together, #104 and #105.

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106

Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
3
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
111.70
Width (mm)
53.90
Thickness (mm)
40.60
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108

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
161
Square(s)
G
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
49.30
Width (mm)
35.60
Thickness (mm)
37.50
Comments

Burnt fragment

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109

Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
70.80
Width (mm)
46.00
Thickness (mm)
37.70
Comments

Burnt fragment

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110

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
229
Square(s)
H
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
62.40
Width (mm)
37.60
Thickness (mm)
34.60
Comments

It was part of Burial 1-42.

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111

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
2
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Tripodal metate?
Raw material
quartz
Length (mm)
84.50
Width (mm)
59.70
Thickness (mm)
77.00
Comments

Burnt fragment

0130

0130

Comments

Groundstone: View of dorsal side of metate fragment. GT# 111

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112

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
57
Square(s)
F
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Metate
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
39.80
Width (mm)
33.20
Thickness (mm)
44.90
Comments

Burnt fragment

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113

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
46
Square(s)
H
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Metate
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
55.50
Width (mm)
46.30
Thickness (mm)
16.80
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114

Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
1
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Mano
Subtype
Rectangular-thin
Raw material
sandstone with calcite cement
Length (mm)
68.70
Width (mm)
72.20
Thickness (mm)
39.90
Comments

Burnt fragment?

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115

Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Mano
Subtype
Square
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
76.10
Width (mm)
47.80
Thickness (mm)
49.10
Comments

Burnt fragment

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116

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
54
Square(s)
C
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Mano
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
56.60
Width (mm)
39.00
Thickness (mm)
32.30
Comments

Burnt fragment; fossiliferous limestone.

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117

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Celt
Raw material
chert/chalcedony
Length (mm)
59.40
Width (mm)
53.10
Thickness (mm)
31.80
Comments

Recycled based on polish.

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118

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
86
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Celt
Raw material
chert/chalcedony
Length (mm)
70.20
Width (mm)
60.80
Thickness (mm)
38.00
Comments

Recycled for pecking.

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119

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Subzone(s)
b
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Celt
Raw material
chert/chalcedony
Length (mm)
112.90
Width (mm)
64.20
Thickness (mm)
37.10
Comments

Recycled; patination present. It was found in a sherd-lined pit.

0143

0143

Comments

Groundstone: View of celt. GT# 119

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120

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Celt
Raw material
serpentinite
Length (mm)
45.70
Width (mm)
24.50
Thickness (mm)
15.10
Comments

Fragment of posterior end; well polished.

0134

0134

Comments

Groundstone: View of proximal fragment of celt (polished surface). GT# 120

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121

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
4
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Celt
Raw material
chert
Length (mm)
39.30
Width (mm)
53.30
Thickness (mm)
27.70
Comments

Medial fragment

0136

0136

Comments

Groundstone: View of medial fragment of celt (exterior surface). GT# 121

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122

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
20
Subzone(s)
e
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Celt
Raw material
chert/chalcedony
Length (mm)
55.60
Width (mm)
62.60
Thickness (mm)
33.30
Comments

This pit may have been for storage.

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123

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
2
Square(s)
C
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Percussion tool
Subtype
Pecking/ smoothing
Raw material
quartzite
Length (mm)
64.20
Width (mm)
42.20
Thickness (mm)
39.50
Comments

River cobble broken from use(?); one surface may have been used for smoothing.

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124

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
141
Square(s)
C
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Rubbing tool
Subtype
Polishing stone
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
30.20
Width (mm)
29.80
Thickness (mm)
16.60
Comments

Pebble size; surface almost entirely smooth.

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125

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
42
Subzone(s)
e
Square(s)
F
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Rubbing tool
Subtype
Polishing stone
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
82.70
Width (mm)
54.20
Thickness (mm)
39.40
Comments

Pebble size; entire surface is smooth. It was part of Burial 12-11.

0160

0160

Comments

Groundstone: View of polishing stone. GT# 125

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