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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)
256
Square
C
LD number
8335
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Fire shatter
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned and patinated
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
19.00
Width (mm)
18.00
Thickness (mm)
4.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
256
Square
C
LD number
8334
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
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)
15.00
Width (mm)
20.00
Thickness (mm)
3.00
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
256
Square
C
LD number
8333
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
1
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
26.00
Width (mm)
16.00
Thickness (mm)
6.00
Domicile
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
256
Construction phase
1
Construction subphase
a
Deposit type
posthole
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
0495
Comments
Construction Phase 1a showing the paleosol (Zones 70 and 220).
