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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126

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
32
Square(s)
H
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Subtype
Polisher?/ smoother?
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
32.40
Width (mm)
29.60
Thickness (mm)
14.60
Comments

Fragment of a pebble similar to artifact #82. It was part of Burial 12-2.

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127

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
45.90
Width (mm)
31.60
Thickness (mm)
27.90
Comments

One visible ground surface; all edges smooth; may be from a metate.

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128

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
8
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
39.10
Width (mm)
35.60
Thickness (mm)
20.00
Comments

Burnt fragment?; lenticular in shape; possible manuport.

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129

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
20
Subzone(s)
c
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
33.70
Width (mm)
27.10
Thickness (mm)
25.00
Comments

One visible ground surface and worked edge. The pit in which it was found may have been used for storage.

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130

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
56
Deposit type
construction fill-earthen
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
44.30
Width (mm)
34.60
Thickness (mm)
14.20
Comments

Appears to be an edge piece sheared off from a limestone masonry block.

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131

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Square(s)
D
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Subtype
Vessel support?
Raw material
quartzite with calcite cement
Length (mm)
35.50
Width (mm)
30.20
Thickness (mm)
24.80
Comments

Burnt fragment; no worked surfaces

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132

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
113
Subzone(s)
b
Square(s)
I
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
chert/chalcedony
Length (mm)
46.10
Width (mm)
30.40
Thickness (mm)
17.30
Comments

Burnt fragment; no worked surfaces; possibly from a metate. It was part of Burial 1-24.

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133

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
220
Square(s)
I
Deposit type
paleosol
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
granite
Length (mm)
37.70
Width (mm)
33.60
Thickness (mm)
16.80
Comments

This is a fine grained granite with apparent outer rind; no clear worked surfaces are evident.

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134

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Subtype
Vessel support?
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
43.70
Width (mm)
39.70
Thickness (mm)
35.40
Comments

Surface is smooth, and hence, it may have been a smoothing stone.

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135

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
57
Square(s)
F
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Subtype
Vessel support?
Raw material
altered volcanic glass
Length (mm)
50.20
Width (mm)
34.70
Thickness (mm)
23.50
Comments

Burnt fragment; no worked surfaces present.

0209

0209

Comments

Groundstone: View of small stone fragment. GT# 135

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136

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
8
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Subtype
Vessel support?
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
49.50
Width (mm)
47.70
Thickness (mm)
24.10
Comments

Burnt fragment; probable worked surface on smaller side.

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137

Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
5
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
quartzite with calcite cement
Length (mm)
38.10
Width (mm)
29.70
Thickness (mm)
22.10
Comments

Probably was once part of a metate; has one clearly worked surface.

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138

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
90
Square(s)
L
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
34.70
Width (mm)
24.20
Thickness (mm)
14.90
Comments

Burnt fragment; one worked surface is present.

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139

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
quartzite
Length (mm)
21.40
Width (mm)
17.70
Thickness (mm)
6.50
Comments

Has a probable worked surface; it is the same material as artifact #123.

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140

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
topzone
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
quartzite
Length (mm)
10.80
Width (mm)
9.40
Thickness (mm)
3.00
Comments

Has a probable worked surface; it is the same material as artifact #123.

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141

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
15
Square(s)
F
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
27.20
Width (mm)
22.70
Thickness (mm)
12.90
Comments

No verifiable worked surfaces.

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142

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
15
Square(s)
F
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
26.20
Width (mm)
21.60
Thickness (mm)
14.20
Comments

No verifiable worked surfaces.

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143

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
10
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
chert/chalcedony
Length (mm)
29.00
Width (mm)
19.40
Thickness (mm)
9.30
Comments

Burnt fragment; no verifiable worked surfaces.

0140

0140

Comments

Groundstone: View of groundstone fragment. GT# 143

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144

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
20
Subzone(s)
c
Square(s)
A
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
27.50
Width (mm)
22.10
Thickness (mm)
17.30
Comments

Has a probable worked surface. It was found in a pit that may have been for storage.

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145

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
46
Square(s)
E
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Small stone (fragment)
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
36.30
Width (mm)
35.20
Thickness (mm)
33.00
Comments

Burnt fragment; no visible worked surface.

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146

Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
4
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Large stone (fragment)
Subtype
Drill support
Raw material
chert/chalcedony
Length (mm)
110.70
Width (mm)
58.80
Thickness (mm)
27.70
Comments

Burnt fragment; possible support for a fire starting drill. Peterson thinks it may be a celt.

0157

0157

Comments

Groundstone: View of drill support. GT# 146

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147

Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
7
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Large stone (fragment)
Subtype
Smoother?
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
100.20
Width (mm)
62.90
Thickness (mm)
58.90
Comments

Has one smooth surface, probably ground down.

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148

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
141
Square(s)
D
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Large stone (fragment)
Subtype
Vessel support?
Raw material
quartzite with a layer of calcite
Length (mm)
69.90
Width (mm)
44.00
Thickness (mm)
22.70
Comments

Burnt fragment; has one possible worked surface; perhaps once part of a mano.

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149

Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
3
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Large stone (fragment)
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
73.40
Width (mm)
61.60
Thickness (mm)
50.10
Comments

Has two smoothed surfaces; possibly a metate fragment.

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