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Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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Skeletal Elements
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
145
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
1-30
Age
adult
Sex
male
Interment
secondary, scattered
Accoutrements
no
Total number of individuals
1
Preservation
few bones, fragmentary
Skeletal elements
Cranium
none
Teeth
none
Right clavicle
none
Left clavicle
none
Right scapula
none
Left scapula
none
Right patella
fragments only
Left patella
none
Right pelvis
none
Left pelvis
none
Pelvis
none
Sacrum
none
Ribs
none
Cervical vertebrae
none
Thoracic vertebrae
none
Lumbar vertebrae
none
Torso (indeterminate)
none
Right humerus
none
Left humerus
none
Right radius
none
Left radius
none
Right ulna
none
Left ulna
none
Arm bones (indeterminate)
none
Right femur
none
Left femur
none
Femur (indeterminate)
none
Right tibia
none
Left tibia
none
Tibia (indeterminate)
none
Right fibula
none
Left fibula
none
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)
145
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Joventud Red
10
Muxunal Red-on-cream
1
Total sherds
11
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
145
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Pomacea
5
Number of Nephronaias
2
Total MNI
7
Domicile
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
145
Construction phase
4
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
1-30
0489
Comments
Construction Phase 4
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
145
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Sierra Red
Shape
Spouted jar
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.35
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 4/8
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 6/4
Aplastic inclusions
Micrite, quartz, grog, calcite
Aplastic spacing
Double
Aplastic shape
Round
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Distinct from b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Distinct calcite, amorphous concentration features, oxides
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
145
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Joventud Red
Shape
Bowl
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.65
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 5/8
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 3/1
Aplastic inclusions
Quartz, mudstone, chert, grog, micrite, oxides
Aplastic spacing
Double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Well
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Micritic, rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Distinct and diffusing calcite
Burial
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
145
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Single/Multiple
Single
Position
Secondary
Age
Adult
Sex
Male
5030
Comments
Burial 1-30 is a secondary interment of an adult male in zone 145.
Illustration
Record details
Illustration number
5030
Operation
1
Zone(s)
145
Image content
Burial Plan or Profile
Date modified
5/28/03
Comments
Burial 1-30 is a secondary interment of an adult male in zone 145.
