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Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
16
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
2
Sierra Red
51
Society Hall
3
Monkey Falls Striated
6
Sapote Striated
1
Aguila Orange
1
Total sherds
64
Obsidian
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
16
Subzone(s)
a
Square
C
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Distal
Source
El Chayal
Translucence
Opaque
Specks/Stripes
Both
Color
Dark gray
Length (mm)
69.00
Width (mm)
10.95
Weight (g)
2.70
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Comments

Obsidian: Two longest blades. On left, Ixtepeque obsidian blade from Early KÕatabcheÕkÕax period (Op 10, Z 11a). On right, El Chayal obsidian from Late KÕatabcheÕkÕax period (Op 11, Z 16a). OB# 040 and OB# 142.

Mollusca
Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
16
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Pomacea
1
Number of Nephronaias
23
Number of Euglandina
1
Total MNI
25
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
16
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Pomacea
97
Number of Nephronaias
4
Number of Pectinidae
6
Number of Euglandina
1
Total MNI
108
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
16
Deposit type
fire feature
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Nephronaias
1
Number of Pectinidae
8
Total MNI
9
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
16
Square
A
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Counts
Number of Nephronaias
1
Total MNI
1
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
16
Square
A
LD number
592
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Angular debris
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
27.96
Width (mm)
14.92
Thickness (mm)
8.11
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
16
Square
A
LD number
591
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
8
Platform characteristic
Flake from a biface
Polish
Present on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
38.51
Width (mm)
24.16
Thickness (mm)
10.66
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
16
Subzone(s)
e
Square
C
LD number
9289
Deposit type
Burial
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)
10.00
Width (mm)
8.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
16
Subzone(s)
e
Square
C
LD number
9288
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Other chert
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
3
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
16.00
Width (mm)
9.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00