Early Nohalk'ax

Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
44
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Hillbank Red
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.25
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 5/8
Munsell paste color
5YR 7/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, grog, oxides, quartz, calcite dolomitizing
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
34
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Sapote Striated
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.70
Munsell paste color
10YR 5/2
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, quartz, dolomite
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Poor
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Oxides, rounded calcite
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
34
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Hillbank Red
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.34
Munsell slip color
10R 4/8
Munsell paste color
5YR 6/8
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, quartz, calcite dolomitizing
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Diffusing
Void pattern
Cross-hatched
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Oxides, quartz
Calcite (%)
.46
Grog (%)
0
Quartz (%)
0
Micrite (%)
0
Oxide (%)
.01
Other (%)
0
Voids (%)
.01
Paste (%)
.52
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
26
Deposit type
fire feature
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Monkey Falls
Shape
Jar
Rim diameter (cm)
36.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.50
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 4/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, quartz, mudstone, amorphous concentration features
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Poor
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Micritic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing and distinct calcite
Calcite (%)
.33
Grog (%)
0
Quartz (%)
.01
Micrite (%)
0
Oxide (%)
.03
Other (%)
0
Voids (%)
.08
Paste (%)
.55
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
21
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Sapote Striated
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.60
Munsell slip color
7.5YR 6/4
Munsell paste color
10YR 3/1
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, clay pellets, quartz, mudstone
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing and merging calcite, amorphous concentration features
Calcite (%)
.39
Grog (%)
0
Quartz (%)
0
Micrite (%)
0
Oxide (%)
.04
Other (%)
.02
Voids (%)
.06
Paste (%)
.48
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
16
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Sapote Striated
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.44
Munsell paste color
10YR 3/4
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, amorphous concentration features, clay pellets
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Poor
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Quartz, oxides, calcite
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
6
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Sapote Striated
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.54
Munsell paste color
10YR 3/2
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, micrite, quartz, mudstone
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Poor
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Micritic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
2
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Sapote Striated
Shape
Jar
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.68
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 3/0
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, quartz, oxides, dolomitizing, polyquartz
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite, micritic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Rounded calcite, oxides
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
2
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Sapote Striated
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.62
Munsell paste color
5YR 3/2
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, quartz, amorphous concentration feature, polyquartz
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Micritic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Rounded and diffusing calcite
Cache
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
6
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Comments

lithic cache of 2 macroblades and 1 broken biface

0024

0024

Comments

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

Other photographs and illustrations
5128

5128

Comments

Planview map of Op 7, Construction Phase 9.

0224

0224

Comments

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

0225

0225

Comments

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