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Obsidian
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Medial
Source
Ixtepeque
Translucence
Translucent
Specks/Stripes
Both
Color
Light gray
Relative thickness
Thin
Length (mm)
36.00
Width (mm)
7.00
Weight (g)
0.60
Comments

Cache: Vessel with an obsidian blade.


Obsidian
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Proximal
Translucence
Translucent
Specks/Stripes
Both
Color
Gray
Length (mm)
29.50
Width (mm)
16.50
Weight (g)
1.90
Comments

Obsidian: Pieces from the ChaakkÕax complex. Top row, blade fragments from the Early ChaakkÕax (Op 1, Z 59; Op 1, Z 59; and Op 1, Z 58). The first blade is San Martin Jilotepeque obsidian. Bottom row, blade fragment from ChaakkÕax (Op 1, Z 57) and two from the Late ChaakkÕax (Op 1, Z 56 and Op 1, Z 160). The first and third blades on the bottom row are San Martin Jilotepeque. Top OB# 012, OB# 030, OB# 029; Bottom OB# 106, OB# 057, and OB# 091


Mollusca
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Counts
Number of Pectinidae
1
Total MNI
1
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
LD number
2911
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Type
Angular debris
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
14.00
Width (mm)
10.00
Thickness (mm)
5.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
LD number
2910
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Non-diagnostic
Length (mm)
21.00
Width (mm)
13.00
Thickness (mm)
5.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
LD number
2909
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Type
Flake
Raw material
Other chert
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
4
Platform characteristic
Flake from a biface
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
17.00
Width (mm)
18.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
LD number
2908
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
6
Platform characteristic
Flake from a biface
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
13.00
Width (mm)
15.00
Thickness (mm)
3.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
LD number
2907
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
2
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
9.00
Width (mm)
16.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
LD number
2906
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
7
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
18.00
Width (mm)
17.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Square
LD number
2905
Deposit type
Ceramic complex
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
3
Platform characteristic
Flake from a biface
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
18.00
Width (mm)
15.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00