surface

Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
17
Square
Z
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Oval biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow finishing scars only
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Striations perpendicular to edge
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
Length (mm)
27.00
Width (mm)
44.00
Thickness (mm)
14.00
Weight (g)
17.00
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
17
Square
Z
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Chunky biface
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Battering and step-flaking
Length (mm)
98.00
Width (mm)
44.00
Thickness (mm)
37.00
Weight (g)
222.80
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
69
Square
D
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Deep scars only
Tool part
Proximal fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Bend break, battering, and step-flaking
Length (mm)
41.00
Width (mm)
25.00
Thickness (mm)
22.00
Weight (g)
30.90
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
69
Square
C
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Blade
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Deep scars only
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Striations perpendicular to edge
Use-wear
Bend break and rounded edges
Length (mm)
11.00
Width (mm)
26.00
Thickness (mm)
12.00
Weight (g)
3.40
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
69
Square
C
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Blade
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned and patinated
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Deep scars only
Tool part
Distal fragment
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and microflaking
Length (mm)
49.00
Width (mm)
23.00
Thickness (mm)
11.00
Weight (g)
11.70
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
69
Square
B
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Chunky biface
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
Length (mm)
68.00
Width (mm)
44.00
Thickness (mm)
31.00
Weight (g)
91.30
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
69
Square
B
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Proximal fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Bend break and step-flaking
Length (mm)
45.00
Width (mm)
37.00
Thickness (mm)
19.00
Weight (g)
42.20
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
69
Square
B
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Non-diagnostic
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking
Length (mm)
22.00
Width (mm)
17.00
Thickness (mm)
5.00
Weight (g)
2.90
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
12
Zone(s)
27
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
1.20
Munsell slip color
5YR 6/6
Munsell paste color
2.5YR 5/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, quartz
Aplastic spacing
Close to single
Aplastic shape
Angular
Aplastic sorting
Poor
Aplastic boundaries
Distinct from b-fabric
Void pattern
Diagonal
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing calcite, amorphous concentration features
Calcite (%)
.39
Grog (%)
0
Quartz (%)
0
Micrite (%)
0
Oxide (%)
.01
Other (%)
0
Voids (%)
.05
Paste (%)
.55
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
12
Zone(s)
27
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
surface
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Monkey Falls
Shape
Unknown
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.82
Munsell paste color
5YR 3/1
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, quartz, oxides
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Streams around aplastics
B-Fabric
Micritic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Oxides