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Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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Skeletal Elements
Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
25
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
10-2
Age
adult
Sex
male
Interment
primary, extended
Accoutrements
yes
Total number of individuals
1
Preservation
1/2 skeleton present
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
fragments
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
partial
Left femur
partial
Femur (indeterminate)
none
Right tibia
fragments only
Left tibia
partial
Tibia (indeterminate)
none
Right fibula
none
Left fibula
fragments only
Long bones (indeterminate)
none
Right hand bones
none
Left hand bones
none
Hand bones (indeterminate)
none
Right tarsals
fragments
Left tarsals
none
Right foot bones
none
Left foot bones
none
Foot bones (indeterminate)
fragments
Sherd-lined Pits
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
25
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Diameter (cm)
55
Depth (cm)
30
Intrudes into
Floor
Domicile location
Inside
Collar
None
Rock edges
None
Sherd lining
Double
Other lining
None
Heavy fraction
No sample
Charcoal
Not noted
Ash
None
Shell
Not noted
Sherd types ID
Sierra Red, Eroded
Pomacea
None
Other finds
Bone, Mano
0658
Comments
Sherd-lined pit during excavation, Construction Phase 9.
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
25
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Pottery Sherds
Monkey Falls Striated
13
Total sherds
13
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
25
Deposit type
enigmatic feature
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
1
Total sherds
1
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
25
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
82
Sierra Red
15
Total sherds
97
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
25
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Sierra Red
181
Society Hall
4
Society Hall: Impressed Variety
1
Total sherds
186
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
25
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Sierra Red: Gadrooned Variety
3
Total sherds
3
Obsidian
Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
25
Subzone(s)
a
Square
B
Deposit type
enigmatic feature
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Medial
Translucence
Opaque
Specks/Stripes
Both
Length (mm)
16.70
Width (mm)
12.30
Weight (g)
0.50
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
25
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Nephronaias
1
Total MNI
1
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
25
Subzone(s)
b
Square
A
LD number
329
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
4
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
41.28
Width (mm)
28.44
Thickness (mm)
9.39
Pagination
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