Early Nohalk'ax

Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Subzone(s)
Square
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Lithic type
Stemmed macroblade
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
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)
163.87
Width (mm)
52.22
Thickness (mm)
9.69
Weight (g)
86.10
Comments

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


Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Subzone(s)
Square
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
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
Comments

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


Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
Ceramic complex
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
Zone(s)
Square
Ceramic complex
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
Zone(s)
Square
Ceramic complex
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
Comments

Lithic: Oval biface. LT# 0043


Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
Ceramic complex
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
Zone(s)
Square
Ceramic complex
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
Zone(s)
Square
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Complete
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
Length (mm)
89.73
Width (mm)
56.55
Thickness (mm)
20.02
Weight (g)
105.60
Comments

Lithic: Oval biface. LT# 0053


Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
Ceramic complex
Lithic type
Macroblade (unstemmed)
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Microflaking
Length (mm)
55.19
Width (mm)
58.47
Thickness (mm)
13.29
Weight (g)
48.00
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
Ceramic complex
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
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
None
Use-wear
Bend break and step-flaking
Length (mm)
33.94
Width (mm)
21.52
Thickness (mm)
14.74
Weight (g)
12.90