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K’axob
Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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Drilled sherd of Chicago Orange pottery.
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
130
Square
K
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unfinished
Habitat
Freshwater
Order
Bivalve
Family
Unionidae
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Irregular
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Interior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
1.40
Weight (g)
0.40
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
130
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
18
Joventud Red
1
Sierra Red
10
Total sherds
29
Obsidian
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
130
Square
L
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Proximal
Platform preparation
Grinding
Translucence
Translucent
Specks/Stripes
Both
Color
Light gray
Relative thickness
Medium
Length (mm)
41.00
Width (mm)
11.00
Weight (g)
1.60
Obsidian
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
130
Square
L
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Medial
Translucence
Translucent
Specks/Stripes
Both
Color
Light gray
Relative thickness
Thin
Length (mm)
13.00
Width (mm)
11.00
Weight (g)
0.20
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
130
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Pomacea
10
Number of Nephronaias
3
Number of Pectinidae
8
Total MNI
21
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
130
Square
L
LD number
6418
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early 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)
14.00
Width (mm)
15.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
130
Square
L
LD number
6417
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
2
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
17.00
Width (mm)
20.00
Thickness (mm)
3.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
130
Square
L
LD number
6416
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
4
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
10.00
Width (mm)
17.00
Thickness (mm)
6.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
130
Square
L
LD number
6415
Deposit type
construction fill-sascab
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
16
Platform characteristic
Flake from a biface
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
23.00
Width (mm)
19.00
Thickness (mm)
2.00
Pagination
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