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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)
161
Square
C
LD number
7047
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
39.00
Width (mm)
29.00
Thickness (mm)
29.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
161
Square
C
LD number
7046
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
8
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
48.00
Width (mm)
49.00
Thickness (mm)
20.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
161
Square
C
LD number
7045
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Core
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Non-diagnostic
Length (mm)
41.00
Width (mm)
38.00
Thickness (mm)
27.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
161
Square
C
LD number
7044
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
> 90%
Number of dorsal scars
1
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
21.00
Width (mm)
33.00
Thickness (mm)
5.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
161
Square
C
LD number
7043
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early 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
Present
Length (mm)
19.00
Width (mm)
28.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Ground and Polished Tool
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
161
Square(s)
G
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete
Length (mm)
49.30
Width (mm)
35.60
Thickness (mm)
37.50
Comments
Burnt fragment
Domicile
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
161
Construction phase
2
Construction subphase
a
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
161
Square
L
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Lithic type
Non-diagnostic biface
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned and patinated
Cortex
Absent
Scar type
Shallow scars truncated by deep scars
Tool part
Medial fragment
Polish
Present on ridges only
Striations
None
Use-wear
Step-flaking and rounded edges
Length (mm)
32.00
Width (mm)
21.00
Thickness (mm)
14.00
Weight (g)
4.20
Chipped Stone Tools
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
161
Square
K
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Lithic type
Hammerstone
Raw material
Other chert
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Scar type
Absent
Tool part
Complete
Polish
Absent
Striations
None
Use-wear
Battering, crushing
Length (mm)
53.00
Width (mm)
43.00
Thickness (mm)
34.00
Weight (g)
114.20
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