B-horizon

Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
3
Square
A
LD number
873
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned and patinated
Cortex
Absent
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)
31.63
Width (mm)
30.51
Thickness (mm)
8.63
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
3
Square
A
LD number
872
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'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
Present
Length (mm)
45.63
Width (mm)
24.70
Thickness (mm)
3.64
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
3
Square
A
LD number
871
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Flake fragment
Raw material
Unknown material (altered)
Condition
Burned
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
3
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
24.81
Width (mm)
20.84
Thickness (mm)
10.18
Itemized Debitage
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Operation
13
Zone(s)
3
Square
A
LD number
870
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Angular debris
Raw material
Chalcedony
Condition
Burned
Cortex
Absent
Number of dorsal scars
0
Platform characteristic
Not observable
Polish
Present in troughs and on ridges
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Absent
Length (mm)
33.69
Width (mm)
29.65
Thickness (mm)
11.04
Ground and Polished Tool
Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
3
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Large stone (fragment)
Raw material
limestone
Length (mm)
73.40
Width (mm)
61.60
Thickness (mm)
50.10
Comments

Has two smoothed surfaces; possibly a metate fragment.

Ground and Polished Tool
Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
3
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
silcrete/quartzite
Length (mm)
111.70
Width (mm)
53.90
Thickness (mm)
40.60
Ground and Polished Tool
Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
2
Square(s)
B
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Metate
Subtype
Turtle-back
Raw material
quartz
Length (mm)
138.20
Width (mm)
123.10
Thickness (mm)
51.10
Comments

Two fragments that fit together, #104 and #105.

Domicile
Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
4
Construction phase
0
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Domicile
Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
3
Construction phase
0
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Domicile
Record details
Operation
13
Zone(s)
2
Construction phase
0
Deposit type
B-horizon
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax