11

Obsidian
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
11
Square
C
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Medial
Translucence
Opaque
Specks/Stripes
Both
Color
Light gray
Length (mm)
17.80
Width (mm)
11.71
Weight (g)
1.60
Obsidian
Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
11
Subzone(s)
b
Square
A
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Medial
Translucence
Opaque
Specks/Stripes
Both
Color
Gray
Relative thickness
Medium
Length (mm)
11.00
Width (mm)
16.00
Weight (g)
0.90
Obsidian
Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
11
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Proximal
Platform preparation
Grinding
Source
Ixtepeque
Translucence
Translucent
Specks/Stripes
Neither
Color
Light gray
Relative thickness
Thin
Length (mm)
71.00
Width (mm)
13.00
Weight (g)
2.80
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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
11
Zone(s)
11
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Pomacea
1
Number of Nephronaias
1
Number of Pectinidae
1
Total MNI
3
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
11
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Nephronaias
9
Number of Pectinidae
8
Total MNI
17
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
11
Square
A
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Counts
Number of Pectinidae
1
Total MNI
1
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
11
Square
A
LD number
589
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
1
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
19.72
Width (mm)
8.58
Thickness (mm)
2.51
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
11
Square
A
LD number
588
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
5
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
17.66
Width (mm)
14.93
Thickness (mm)
1.01
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
11
Square
A
LD number
587
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
2
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
20.70
Width (mm)
12.15
Thickness (mm)
3.35
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
11
Square
A
LD number
586
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
25.81
Width (mm)
14.31
Thickness (mm)
5.29