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Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
6
Subzone(s)
a
Square
B
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Stemmed macroblade
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned and patinated
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Complete
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
Length (mm)
150.59
Width (mm)
46.63
Thickness (mm)
13.71
Weight (g)
85.70
0024

0024

Comments

Cache: Lithic cache of two stemmed macroblades and a distal biface fragment. LT# 0022, LT# 0026, and LT# 0023

Other photographs
0225

0225

Comments

Two stemmed macroblades from cache, ventral surface (LT# 0022, 0023).

Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
6
Square
B
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Striated polish (direction not visible)
Use-wear
Bend break and step-flaking
Length (mm)
33.98
Width (mm)
36.90
Thickness (mm)
14.69
Weight (g)
24.80
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
6
Square
B
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Stemmed macroblade
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Proximal fragment
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Striated polish (direction not visible)
Use-wear
Bend break, battering, step-flaking, and rounded edges
Length (mm)
41.55
Width (mm)
23.52
Thickness (mm)
13.38
Weight (g)
16.40
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
6
Square
A
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Complete
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
Length (mm)
128.47
Width (mm)
64.88
Thickness (mm)
21.22
Weight (g)
164.70
0035

0035

Comments

Lithic: Oval biface. LT# 0043

Other photographs
0217

0217

Comments

Used and broken oval bifaces made of Northern Belizean chert retrieved from K'axob (LT# 0043, 0053, 0017,0001).

0218

0218

Comments

Used and broken oval bifaces made of Northern Belizean chert retrieved from K'axob (LT# 0043, 0053, 0017,0001).

Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
6
Square
A
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
Length (mm)
54.08
Width (mm)
52.13
Thickness (mm)
19.21
Weight (g)
56.40
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
6
Square
A
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned and patinated
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Proximal fragment
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
Length (mm)
50.63
Width (mm)
37.87
Thickness (mm)
14.36
Weight (g)
29.50
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
6
Square
D
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Bend break and step-flaking
Length (mm)
44.00
Width (mm)
57.00
Thickness (mm)
15.00
Weight (g)
55.80
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
6
Square
A
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
Length (mm)
62.00
Width (mm)
69.00
Thickness (mm)
19.00
Weight (g)
90.70
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
8
Zone(s)
6
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Sierra Red: Gadrooned
Shape
Bowl
Rim diameter (cm)
17.50
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.50
Munsell slip color
5YR 5/8
Aplastic inclusions
Quartz, calcite, grog
Aplastic spacing
Double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
None
B-Fabric
Micritic
Calcite (%)
.18
Grog (%)
.13
Quartz (%)
.06
Micrite (%)
0
Oxide (%)
0
Other (%)
0
Voids (%)
.09
Paste (%)
.54
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
8
Zone(s)
6
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Society Hall Red
Shape
Bowl
Rim diameter (cm)
42.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.80
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 4/8; 5YR 5/8
Munsell paste color
5YR 5/6
Aplastic inclusions
Quartz, calcite, grog
Aplastic spacing
Double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Distinct from b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Oxides, grog, rounded calcite