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Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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98
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
98
Square
H
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Finely shaped
Habitat
Marine
Order
unknown
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Discoid
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
3.60
Weight (g)
0.10
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
98
Square
H
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unfinished
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Strombidae
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Irregular
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
7.80
Weight (g)
0.30
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
98
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
2
Sierra Red
12
Total sherds
14
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
98
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Pomacea
1
Total MNI
1
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
98
Square
H
LD number
5624
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
1
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
9.00
Width (mm)
8.00
Thickness (mm)
1.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
98
Square
H
LD number
5623
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
2
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
23.00
Width (mm)
12.00
Thickness (mm)
9.00
Domicile
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
98
Construction phase
7
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
0484
Comments
Construction Phase 7
