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Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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111
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Square
C
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unfinished
Habitat
Freshwater
Order
Bivalve
Family
Unionidae
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Fragmented
C-Mod1: Shape
Oblate
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Interior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
2.20
Weight (g)
1.90
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Square
C
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unfinished
Habitat
Freshwater
Order
Bivalve
Family
Unionidae
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Oblate
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Interior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
5.20
Weight (g)
0.80
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Square
C
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Finely shaped
Habitat
unknown
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Discoid
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
3.50
Weight (g)
0.10
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
371
Guitara Incised
6
Joventud Red
124
Muxunal Red-on-cream
12
Total sherds
513
Obsidian
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Square
B
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Medial
Translucence
Translucent
Specks/Stripes
Specks
Color
Gray
Relative thickness
Thin
Length (mm)
16.00
Width (mm)
12.00
Weight (g)
0.60
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Pomacea
21
Number of Nephronaias
46
Number of Pectinidae
7
Total MNI
74
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Square
J
LD number
5840
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
2
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
5.00
Width (mm)
7.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Square
J
LD number
5839
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
2
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Non-diagnostic
Length (mm)
6.00
Width (mm)
6.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Square
J
LD number
5838
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
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)
7.00
Width (mm)
11.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
111
Square
J
LD number
5837
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
12.00
Width (mm)
5.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Pagination
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