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Creation date
2003
Creator
Patricia A. McAnany
Data type
Greenstone
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. Greenstone 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/IJ7MG9

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Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
5
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
8-3a
8-3b
Object
Polished blank
Material
Dark green
Length (cm)
1.60
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.70
Thickness (cm)
0.42
Comments

Trapezoid shape; one side polished

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27

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
5
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
8-3a
8-3b
Object
Tubular bead
Material
Fuchsite
Length (cm)
2.43
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.89
Hole diameter (cm)
0.35
Comments

Flat smoothed ends, polished

0259

0259

Comments

Tubular greenstone bead and rectangular (mosaic inlay?), view 1.

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28

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
5
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
8-5
Object
Blank
Material
Fuchsite
Length (cm)
1.27
Diameter/Width (cm)
1.39
Thickness (cm)
0.28
Comments

No holes; polished one side, other sides with carbonates

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29

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
6
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
8-1
Object
Round bead
Material
Mottled green
Length (cm)
0.28
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.55
Comments

Broken in half

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30

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
13
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Round bead
Material
Dark green with white band
Length (cm)
1.75
Diameter/Width (cm)
2.31
Hole diameter (cm)
0.82
Comments

Largest bead. Beautifully polished and finished bead

0262

0262

Comments

Globular greenstone bead, view 1.

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31

Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
13
Square
C
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
8-5
Object
Tubular bead
Material
Apple-green
Length (cm)
1.23
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.53
Hole diameter (cm)
0.18
Comments

Drilled from both ends

0261

0261

Comments

Tubular greenstone bead.

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32

Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
9
Square
C
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Round bead
Material
Apple jade
Length (cm)
0.25
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.56
Hole diameter (cm)
0.18
Comments

Irregular, 1 side incurved and other outcurved

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33

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
10
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Round bead
Material
Fuchsite
Length (cm)
0.20
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.60
Hole diameter (cm)
0.16
Comments

Flat on shortest side

0257

0257

Comments

Three greenstone beads (l-r): Op. 11, Z10, Op. 11, Z72 (midden), and Op. 7, Z20.

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34

Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
72
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Round bead
Material
Fuchsite
Length (cm)
0.30
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.45
Hole diameter (cm)
0.14
Comments

Tiny, rounded

0257

0257

Comments

Three greenstone beads (l-r): Op. 11, Z10, Op. 11, Z72 (midden), and Op. 7, Z20.

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35

Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
42
Square
B
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
12-12
Object
Tubular bead
Material
Fuchsite
Length (cm)
1.35
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.65
Hole diameter (cm)
0.18
Comments

Broken in half; flattened on exterior

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