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K’axob
Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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Comments
Sherd-lined pit before excavation, Construction Phase 2a.
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
224
Square
D
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unevenly shaped
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Discoid
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
Yes
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
6.74
Weight (g)
0.10
Sherd-lined Pits
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
224
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Diameter (cm)
45
Depth (cm)
12
Intrudes into
Midden
Domicile location
Outside
Collar
Plaster
Rock edges
One edge
Sherd lining
Single
Other lining
None
Heavy fraction
No sample
Charcoal
Absent
Ash
Present
Shell
Not noted
Sherd types ID
Chicago Orange, Joventud Red
Pomacea
None
Other finds
None
0670
Comments
Sherd-lined pit before excavation, Construction Phase 2a.
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
224
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
71
Guitara Incised
1
Joventud Red
1
Total sherds
73
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
224
Square
D
LD number
8040
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
2
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
13.00
Width (mm)
24.00
Thickness (mm)
3.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
224
Square
D
LD number
8039
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
26.00
Width (mm)
16.00
Thickness (mm)
9.00
Domicile
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
224
Construction phase
2
Construction subphase
a
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
0670
Comments
Sherd-lined pit before excavation, Construction Phase 2a.
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
224
Deposit type
sherd-lined pit
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Shape
Jar
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.62
Munsell slip color
5YR 6/6
Munsell paste color
5YR 6/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, quartz, clay pellets, oxides, polyquartz
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Angular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Merging and diffusing calcite, amorphous concentration features
Calcite (%)
.45
Grog (%)
0
Quartz (%)
0
Micrite (%)
0
Oxide (%)
.01
Other (%)
0
Voids (%)
.02
Paste (%)
.53
