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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001

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Disk, large
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken and eroded
Comments

curved edge, incomplete hole, coarse paste, unsmoothed surface

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002

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Incensario, arm fragment
Ceramic type
Chen Mul
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

arm diameter of 4 cm; wears beaded bracelet

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003

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Incensario, button and belt decoration
Ceramic type
Chen Mul
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
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004

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Incensario, elongated cone fragment
Ceramic type
Chen Mul
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
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005

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Incensario, pectoral fragment?
Ceramic type
Chen Mul
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

3 finger-like projections

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006

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Incensario, twisted rope fragment
Ceramic type
Chen Mul
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
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007

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Ocarina, zoomorphic
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

bat or stylized stingray

0283

0283

Comments

Winged ocarina from surface layer.

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008

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Object
Vessel foot
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
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009

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
2
Subzone(s)
b
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Disk, large
Ceramic type
Aguila Orange
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

oval shaped sherd

0298

0298

Comments

Oval-shaped worked sherd of Aguila Orange pottery.

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010

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
7
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Disk, large
Ceramic type
Hillbank Red
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped sherd

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011

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
7
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Drilled disk
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete but eroded
Comments

shaped sherd; biconically drilled

0292

0292

Comments

Sherd disk with drilled hole, possible spindle whorl.

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012

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
7
Subzone(s)
b
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Object
Disk, large
Ceramic type
Hillbank Red
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken and eroded
Comments

shaped sherd; 2 small notches possibly intentional

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013

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
46
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Notch shape
1 angular, 1 rounded
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped sherd

0307

0307

Comments

Five net weights: left (top and bottom), center, and top right from Op. 1 Z80; bottom right from Op. 1 Z46.

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014

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
51
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Drilled disk
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

shaped sherd; biconically drilled

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015

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
57
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Object
Blank
Ceramic type
Muxanal Red-on-Cream
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
unfinished; eroded
Comments

irregular shape, smoothed edges

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016

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
57
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
broken and eroded
Comments

shaped sherd; only 1 notch

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017

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
57
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
Joventud Red
Notch shape
unknown
Condition
broken
Comments

sherd shaped like a butterfly; refit with net sinker from Op.1 Zone 59

0305

0305

Comments

Unfinished net weight?

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018

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
57
Deposit type
redeposited midden
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Notch shape
angular
Condition
complete
Comments

shaped sherd; elongated rounded ends

0304

0304

Comments

Net sinker

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019

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Applique fragment
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

L-shaped; possible handle fragment

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020

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Disk, large
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

broken, purposely rounded, reused sherd

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021

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Drilled rim sherd
Ceramic type
Guitara Incised
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
unfinished
Comments

biconically drilled; square shape

0293

0293

Comments

Drilled rim sherd of Guitara Incised pottery.

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022

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Notched net sinker
Ceramic type
Joventud Red
Notch shape
rounded
Condition
broken
Comments

sherd shaped like a butterfly; refit with net sinker from Op.1 Zone 57

0305

0305

Comments

Unfinished net weight?

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023

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
60
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Shaped sherd
Ceramic type
Muxanal Red-on-Cream
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

rounded and smoothed edge

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024

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
63
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Cylinder, solid
Ceramic type
N/A
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
broken
Comments

possibly a bead that broke before drilling

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025

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
63
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Disk, small
Ceramic type
unknown
Notch shape
N/A
Condition
complete
0297

0297

Comments

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

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