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Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
26
Square
E
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Stemmed macroblade
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Proximal fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
Length (mm)
39.86
Width (mm)
21.47
Thickness (mm)
16.51
Weight (g)
18.50
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
11
Zone(s)
26
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Sierra Red
Shape
Spouted jar
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.55
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 5/8
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 5/6
Aplastic inclusions
Grog, calcite, quartz, mudstone
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Round
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Distinct from b-fabric
Void pattern
Cross-hatched
B-Fabric
Amorphous
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Distinct calcite, oxides
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
11
Zone(s)
26
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Hillbank Red
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.37
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 4/8
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 6/6
Aplastic inclusions
Quartz, grog, calcite, mudstone, oxides
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Well
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Merging calcite
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
7
Zone(s)
26
Deposit type
fire feature
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Ceramic type
Monkey Falls
Shape
Jar
Rim diameter (cm)
36.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.50
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 4/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, quartz, mudstone, amorphous concentration features
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Poor
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Micritic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing and distinct calcite
Calcite (%)
.33
Grog (%)
0
Quartz (%)
.01
Micrite (%)
0
Oxide (%)
.03
Other (%)
0
Voids (%)
.08
Paste (%)
.55
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