46

Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
46
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Pendant
Subtype
Carved
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Irregular
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
2
Length (mm)
57.40
Weight (g)
10.50
0250

0250

Comments

Marine shell worked into a zoomorphic form (WS# 455).

Other photos and illustrations
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0005

Comments

Worked shell: Zoomorphic examples. The first row depicts grouped artifacts from Burial 1-41: WS# 630, WS# 631, WS# 629, WS# 015, WS# 020, and WS# 140. The second row has a carved pendant from Op. 7: WS# 455.

Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
46
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
71
Guitara Incised
1
Joventud Red
12
Muxunal Red-on-cream
1
Total sherds
85
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
46
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
8
Sierra Red
3
Sierra Red: Gadrooned Variety
1
Society Hall
5
Monkey Falls Striated
1
Total sherds
18
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
46
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Nephronaias
1
Total MNI
1
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
46
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Nephronaias
1
Total MNI
1
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
46
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Nephronaias
5
Number of Pectinidae
1
Total MNI
6
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
46
Square
I
LD number
1862
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
40.00
Width (mm)
21.00
Thickness (mm)
7.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
46
Square
C
LD number
1861
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'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)
10.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
46
Square
C
LD number
1860
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
7
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
30.00
Width (mm)
22.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
46
Square
C
LD number
1859
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
1
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Celt polish
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
29.00
Width (mm)
23.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00