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Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
137
166
Square
C
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Finely shaped
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Discoid
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
3.70
Weight (g)
0.10
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
137
166
Square
D
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unfinished
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Strombidae
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Oblate
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
10.10
Weight (g)
0.10
0011
Comments
Worked shell: Examples of irregular beads from burial (WS# 042, WS# 070, WS# 377, and WS# 377-408).
Skeletal Elements
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
137
166
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Burial number(s)
1-28
Age
adult
Sex
female
Interment
primary, extended
Accoutrements
yes
Total number of individuals
1
Preservation
partial skeleton
Skeletal elements
Cranium
pieces
Teeth
<4
Right clavicle
none
Left clavicle
none
Right scapula
none
Left scapula
none
Right patella
none
Left patella
none
Right pelvis
none
Left pelvis
none
Pelvis
fragments
Sacrum
none
Ribs
fragments
Cervical vertebrae
none
Thoracic vertebrae
none
Lumbar vertebrae
none
Torso (indeterminate)
none
Right humerus
none
Left humerus
none
Right radius
none
Left radius
fragments only
Right ulna
none
Left ulna
fragments only
Arm bones (indeterminate)
none
Right femur
fragments only
Left femur
2/3 +
Femur (indeterminate)
none
Right tibia
fragments only
Left tibia
2/3 +
Tibia (indeterminate)
none
Right fibula
1
Left fibula
fragments only
Long bones (indeterminate)
none
Right hand bones
none
Left hand bones
none
Hand bones (indeterminate)
none
Right tarsals
none
Left tarsals
none
Right foot bones
none
Left foot bones
none
Foot bones (indeterminate)
none
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
166
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
7
Joventud Red: Jolote Variety
2
Total sherds
9
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
166
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Counts
Number of Pectinidae
2
Total MNI
2
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
166
Square
L
LD number
7153
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
12.00
Width (mm)
6.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
166
Square
L
LD number
7152
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
10.00
Width (mm)
6.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
166
Square
L
LD number
7151
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
16.00
Width (mm)
6.00
Thickness (mm)
5.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
166
Square
L
LD number
7150
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
2
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
13.00
Width (mm)
12.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
166
Square
L
LD number
7149
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Other chert
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
6
Platform characteristic
Flake from a biface
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
14.00
Width (mm)
11.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00
Pagination
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