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Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village
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Large
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
32
Square
H
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Tinkler
Subtype
Large
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Olividae
Genus
Oliva
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Cut
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
41.50
Weight (g)
8.90
0007
Comments
Worked shell: Tinklers. WS# 040; WS# 319
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
4
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Tinkler
Subtype
Large
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Olividae
Genus
Oliva
Shell condition
Fragmented
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Cut
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
43.20
Weight (g)
6.40
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
7
Zone(s)
23
Deposit type
free-standing wall
Ceramic complex
Early Nohalk'ax
Type
Tinkler
Subtype
Large
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Olividae
Genus
Oliva
Shell condition
Fragmented
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Cut
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
48.00
Weight (g)
7.00
Worked Shell
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
22
Square
G
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Tinkler
Subtype
Large
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Olividae
Genus
Oliva
Shell condition
Fragmented
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Cut
Burned
No
Drill type
Cut
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
36.50
Weight (g)
9.20