Carved

Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
83
Square
H
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Tinkler
Subtype
Carved
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Olividae
Genus
Oliva
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Carved
C-Mod2: Edges
Not ground, whole
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
6
Length (mm)
39.00
Weight (g)
5.90
0247

0247

Comments

Tinkler (WS# 319) interred with child burial.

Other photos and illustrations
0007

0007

Comments

Worked shell: Tinklers. WS# 040; WS# 319

5012

5012

Comments

Burial 1-4 is a secondary interment in zone 38 accompanied by vessel 042. Burial 1-10 is in zones 38a and 38b. This extended adult female is accompanied by pomacea and vessel 043. Burial 1-11 in zones 38 and 38c is a flexed adult female. Burial 1-14 in zone 83 is an extended child, accompanied by vessel 054, two beads, a bivalve shell and an effigy tinkler.

Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
81
Square
L
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Carved
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Carved
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
7.00
Weight (g)
0.40
Other photos and illustrations
5021

5021

Comments

The burial in zones 81 and 81a contains seated old adult female 1-15a, as well as the secondary interments of child 1-15b and old adult male 1-16. Vessel 049 is depicted.

Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
80
Subzone(s)
a
Square
I
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Pendant
Subtype
Carved
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Carved
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
2
Length (mm)
20.00
Weight (g)
9.00
0005

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.

Other photos and illustrations
5015

5015

Comments

The profile drawing contains seated young adult burial 1-12a, as well as secondary burials of child 1-12b and old adult 1-41 in zones 80 and 80a. Spouted vessel 048 is shown.

Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Square
I
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Carved
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Carved
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
6.26
Weight (g)
0.10
0072

0072

Comments

Worked shell: Beads from the same context, but different squares. WS# 084, WS# 124, WS# 099, WS# 207, WS# 211, and WS# 080.

Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Square
K
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Pendant
Subtype
Carved
Habitat
Freshwater
Order
Bivalve
Family
Unionidae
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Carved
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
19.10
Weight (g)
0.80
0251

0251

Comments

Four anthropomorphic figures from the triadic cache, three upper figures made of marine shell, central lower figure of jadeite.

Other photos and illustrations
0700

0700

Comments

Cache deposit of shell and greenstone objects found inside of upright Vessel #025. Arrangement shows triadic schema of contents, Construction Phase 9.

0014

0014

Comments

Cache: Triadic cache of jade and worked shell. The worked shell has the following specimen numbers (in order): WS# 605, WS# 606, WS# 604, WS# 610, WS# 608, WS# 612, (3 jade pieces), WS# 609, WS# 607, WS# 611, WS# 617, WS# 620, WS# 618, WS# 621, WS# 619, WS# 622; WS# 613, WS# 623, WS# 614, WS# 624, WS# 615, WS# 625, and WS# 616.

0699

0699

Comments

Cache deposit before excavation showing the one of the limestone yuntun perched above an upright flanged bowl (V#028). The lower barrel-shaped vessel (V#025) that contained the triadic coded elements is barely visible below the flanged bowl, Construction Phase 9.

5228

5228

Comments

Drawing of color associations in the shell and jadeite contents of the "triadic cache". Figure 4.3 in the book. Illustration by Ellie Harrison.

5227

5227

Comments

Representation of position and arrangement of the "triadic cache" in the field. Figure 4.2 in the book. Schematic and drawing by Ellie Harrison.

5114

5114

Comments

Planview map of Op 1, Construction Phase 9.

Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
1
Subzone(s)
a
Square
D
Deposit type
tumble
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Type
Bead
Subtype
Carved
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Carved
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
21.30
Weight (g)
2.10
0006

0006

Comments

Worked shell: Examples of carved beads. WS# 451; WS# 457