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Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
136
Subzone(s)
a
Square
F
LD number
6462
Deposit type
fire feature
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Core
Raw material
Other chert
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
56.00
Width (mm)
44.00
Thickness (mm)
19.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
136
Square
B
LD number
6461
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
> 50% but < 90%
Number of dorsal scars
6
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Non-diagnostic
Length (mm)
45.00
Width (mm)
35.00
Thickness (mm)
8.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
136
Square
B
LD number
6460
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
6
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
108.00
Width (mm)
75.00
Thickness (mm)
30.00
Domicile
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
136
Construction phase
5
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
0663
Comments
Sherd-lined pit before excavation, Construction Phase 5.
Domicile
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
136
Subzone(s)
a
Construction phase
5
Deposit type
fire feature
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
0665
Comments
Sherd-lined pit before excavation, Construction Phase 5.
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
136
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Macroblade (unstemmed)
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Bend break, step-flaking, rounded edges, and microflaking
Length (mm)
116.30
Width (mm)
77.10
Thickness (mm)
30.50
Weight (g)
317.50
0061
Comments
Lithic: Unstemmed macroblade. LT# 1215
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
136
Subzone(s)
a
Square
F
Deposit type
fire feature
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Deep scars only
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Bend break, battering, and step-flaking
Length (mm)
18.00
Width (mm)
25.00
Thickness (mm)
11.00
Weight (g)
5.80
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
136
Subzone(s)
a
Square
F
Deposit type
fire feature
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Macroblade (unstemmed)
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Deep scars only
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Microflaking
Length (mm)
25.00
Width (mm)
32.00
Thickness (mm)
12.00
Weight (g)
12.80
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
136
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Shape
Jar
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.80
Munsell paste color
5YR 5/4
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, mudstone, quartz, chert
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Poor
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Diagonal
B-Fabric
Micritic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Quartz, oxides, few rounded calcite
Pagination
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