159

Photograph
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Image content
Single Artifact
Burial number(s)
1-32
Comments

Groundstone: View of yuntun. GT# 056

0150
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Square
L
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unfinished
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Strombidae
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Irregular
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
11.50
Weight (g)
0.60
Other photos and illustrations
5033

5033

Comments

Burial 1-32 in zone 159 contains an extended adolescent accompanied by pomacea and a yuntun.

Skeletal Elements
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
1-32
Age
juvenile
Sex
indeterminate
Interment
primary, extended
Accoutrements
yes
Total number of individuals
1
Preservation
partial skeleton
Skeletal elements
Cranium
fragments
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
some partial
Cervical vertebrae
none
Thoracic vertebrae
none
Lumbar vertebrae
none
Torso (indeterminate)
identified partial pieces
Right humerus
2/3 +
Left humerus
2/3 +
Right radius
2/3 +
Left radius
2/3 +
Right ulna
fragments only
Left ulna
2/3 +
Arm bones (indeterminate)
none
Right femur
2/3 +
Left femur
2/3 +
Femur (indeterminate)
none
Right tibia
none
Left tibia
none
Tibia (indeterminate)
none
Right fibula
none
Left fibula
none
Long bones (indeterminate)
<100 fragments
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)
identified partial pieces
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
25
Guitara Incised
3
Joventud Red
20
Total sherds
48
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Pomacea
10
Number of Nephronaias
3
Total MNI
13
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Square
L
LD number
6813
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'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)
9.00
Width (mm)
4.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Square
L
LD number
6812
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
5
Platform characteristic
Flake from a biface
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
10.00
Width (mm)
11.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Square
L
LD number
6811
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
3
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
14.00
Width (mm)
16.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Square
L
LD number
6810
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Other chert
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
4
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
12.00
Width (mm)
14.00
Thickness (mm)
3.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
159
Square
L
LD number
6809
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
2
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
11.00
Width (mm)
19.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00