22

Domicile
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
22
Construction phase
8
Construction subphase
d
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
0482

0482

Comments

Construction Phase 8 showing Late K'atabche'kax rectangular platform (view to east).

Other photographs and illustrations
5113

5113

Comments

Planview map of Op 1, Construction Phase 8d.

0493

0493

Comments

Exposing Construction Phase 8.

0481

0481

Comments

Construction Phase 9: Plaza floor of Zone 10 with the apsidal shape of Zone 22 in foreground (view to west).

Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
22
Square
L
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Rounded edges
Length (mm)
20.00
Width (mm)
30.00
Thickness (mm)
8.00
Weight (g)
5.40
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
22
Square
K
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'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
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
Length (mm)
35.00
Width (mm)
37.00
Thickness (mm)
7.00
Weight (g)
12.10
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
8
Zone(s)
22
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Sierra Red
Shape
Bowl
Rim diameter (cm)
52.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.76
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 5/8
Munsell paste color
5YR 5/8
Aplastic inclusions
Quartz, grog, mudstone
Aplastic spacing
Double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Well
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
None
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Calcite, grog, oxides
Pottery Vessel
Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
22
Deposit type
pit
Vessel Number

068

Specific context
Pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic complex (non-stratigraphic)
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Society Hall Red
Variety
Society Hall
Form
bowl
Kill hole?
No
Cross motif?
No
Percentage of vessel
50% - 74%
Number of sherds
72
Rim diameter (cm)
49.0
Height (cm)
13.8
Weight (g)
4605.0
Comments

A bowl with outcurved sides, an everted rim, and a direct ovoid lip. The rim is 5.5 cm in width. Vessel paste is reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) and the slip is red (2.5YR 5/8). The base diameter is 35 cm.

Other media
5178

5178

Comments

Rim profile of Vessel 068, a Society Hall Red: Society Hall Variety bowl.

5130

5130

Comments

Planview map of Op 8, Construction Phase 1b.

Burial
Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
22
24
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Single/Multiple
Single
Position
Flexed
Age
Adult?
Sex
Female
Number of vessels
0
Head cover?
Yes
5054

5054

Comments

This is the upper view of burial 10-1, in zones 22 and 24, and burial 10-2, in zones 22 and 25. Vessel 078 and other vessel fragments are depicted.

Other photographs and illustrations
5055

5055

Comments

This is the middle view of burial 10-1, in zones 22 and 24, and burial 10-2, in zones 22 and 25. Burial 10-1 is a flexed female, and burial 10-2 is an extended middle adult accompanied by vessel 077.

5138

5138

Comments

Planview map of Op 10, Construction Phase 4.

Illustration
5178
Record details
Illustration number
5178
Operation
8
Zone(s)
22
Image content
Vessel Drawing
Date modified
5/28/03
Comments

Rim profile of Vessel 068, a Society Hall Red: Society Hall Variety bowl.

Illustration
5056
3 out of 3
Record details
Illustration number
5056
Operation
10
Zone(s)
22
25
Image content
Burial Plan or Profile
Date modified
5/28/03
Comments

This is the lower view of burials 10-1 and 10-2. Extended middle adult 10-2, in zones 22 and 25, is depicted.

Illustration
5055
2 out of 3
Record details
Illustration number
5055
Operation
10
Zone(s)
22
24
25
Image content
Burial Plan or Profile
Date modified
5/28/03
Comments

This is the middle view of burial 10-1, in zones 22 and 24, and burial 10-2, in zones 22 and 25. Burial 10-1 is a flexed female, and burial 10-2 is an extended middle adult accompanied by vessel 077.

Illustration
5054
1 out of 3
Record details
Illustration number
5054
Operation
10
Zone(s)
22
24
25
Image content
Burial Plan or Profile
Date modified
5/28/03
Comments

This is the upper view of burial 10-1, in zones 22 and 24, and burial 10-2, in zones 22 and 25. Vessel 078 and other vessel fragments are depicted.