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Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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01021
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
2
Subzone(s)
g
Square
B
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Striations perpendicular to edge
Use-wear
Bend break, step-flaking, rounded edges, and microflaking
Length (mm)
37.00
Width (mm)
48.00
Thickness (mm)
17.00
Weight (g)
36.80
0042
Comments
Lithic: Distal fragment of oval biface. LT# 1021