151

Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Subzone(s)
b
Square
D
LD number
6737
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
4
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
10.00
Width (mm)
17.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Subzone(s)
b
Square
D
LD number
6736
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
3
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
20.00
Width (mm)
12.00
Thickness (mm)
3.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Subzone(s)
b
Square
D
LD number
6735
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
3
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
19.00
Width (mm)
28.00
Thickness (mm)
3.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Subzone(s)
b
Square
D
LD number
6734
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
8
Platform characteristic
Flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
22.00
Width (mm)
26.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Square
D
LD number
6733
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
22.00
Width (mm)
6.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Square
D
LD number
6732
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Late Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
3
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
17.00
Width (mm)
18.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Ground and Polished Tool
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Subzone(s)
b
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Celt
Raw material
chert/chalcedony
Length (mm)
112.90
Width (mm)
64.20
Thickness (mm)
37.10
Comments

Recycled; patination present. It was found in a sherd-lined pit.

0143

0143

Comments

Groundstone: View of celt. GT# 119

Other photographs
0144

0144

Comments

Groundstone: View of reverse side of celt. GT# 119

0145

0145

Comments

Groundstone: Side view of celt. GT# 119

Domicile
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Construction phase
4
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
0666

0666

Comments

Sherd-lined pit before excavation, Construction Phase 4.

Other photographs and illustrations
5105

5105

Comments

Planview map of Op 1, Construction Phase 4.

0668

0668

Comments

Sherd-lined pit after excavation, Construction Phase 4.

0144

0144

Comments

Groundstone: View of reverse side of celt. GT# 119

0667

0667

Comments

Sherd-lined pit during excavation, Construction Phase 4.

0489

0489

Comments

Construction Phase 4

Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Subzone(s)
b
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Muxanal Red-on-Cream
Shape
Bowl
Rim diameter (cm)
37.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.87
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 4/3
Munsell paste color
10YR 7/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, mudstone, chert, dolomite, chert, quartz, polyquartz
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Diffusing
Void pattern
Streams around aplastics
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing calcite, oxides, amorphous concentration features
Calcite (%)
.33
Grog (%)
0
Quartz (%)
0
Micrite (%)
0
Oxide (%)
0
Other (%)
.02
Voids (%)
.05
Paste (%)
.6
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
151
Subzone(s)
b
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Guitara Incised
Shape
Bowl
Rim diameter (cm)
28.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.76
Munsell slip color
10R 4/1; 10R 3/1
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 4/4
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, mudstone, dolomite, oolitic calcite
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Micritic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Merging calcite, oxides, and grog