143

Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Square
E
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)
10.80
Weight (g)
1.10
0010

0010

Comments

Worked shell: Beads from a single burial context. WS# 431,WS# 410, WS# 409, WS# 411, WS# 432, WS# 413, WS# 433, WS# 430, WS# 429, WS# 412, WS# 414, WS# 415, and WS# 428.

Other photos and illustrations
5031

5031

Comments

Burial 1-30a is an extended young adult in zone 143. The individual is accompanied by vessels 017 and 018.

Skeletal Elements
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Burial number(s)
1-30a
Age
adult
Sex
indeterminate
Interment
primary, extended
Accoutrements
yes
Total number of individuals
1
Preservation
few bones, fragmentary
Skeletal elements
Cranium
pieces
Teeth
4-9
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
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)
143
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
101
Guitara Incised
38
Joventud Red
38
Total sherds
177
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Counts
Number of Nephronaias
5
Total MNI
5
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Square
E
LD number
6705
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
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)
7.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Square
E
LD number
6704
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
12.00
Width (mm)
15.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Square
E
LD number
6703
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
15.00
Width (mm)
8.00
Thickness (mm)
5.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Square
E
LD number
6702
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)
18.00
Width (mm)
17.00
Thickness (mm)
11.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Square
E
LD number
6701
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
14.00
Width (mm)
9.00
Thickness (mm)
6.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
143
Square
E
LD number
6700
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
4
Platform characteristic
Flake from a biface
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
7.00
Width (mm)
10.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00