15

Skeletal Elements
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
15
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
1-1a
Age
adult
Sex
male
Interment
primary, seated
Accoutrements
yes
Total number of individuals
7
Preservation
1/2 skeleton present
Skeletal elements
Cranium
partial vault, mandible
Teeth
10-20
Right clavicle
none
Left clavicle
none
Right scapula
none
Left scapula
none
Right patella
2/3 +
Left patella
none
Right pelvis
none
Left pelvis
none
Pelvis
none
Sacrum
none
Ribs
some partial
Cervical vertebrae
some partial
Thoracic vertebrae
some partial
Lumbar vertebrae
some partial
Torso (indeterminate)
none
Right humerus
none
Left humerus
2/3 +
Right radius
partial
Left radius
none
Right ulna
none
Left ulna
partial
Arm bones (indeterminate)
none
Right femur
partial
Left femur
partial
Femur (indeterminate)
none
Right tibia
partial
Left tibia
partial
Tibia (indeterminate)
none
Right fibula
none
Left fibula
none
Long bones (indeterminate)
>100 fragments
Right hand bones
none
Left hand bones
none
Hand bones (indeterminate)
2
Right tarsals
none
Left tarsals
none
Right foot bones
none
Left foot bones
none
Foot bones (indeterminate)
identified partial pieces
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
12
Zone(s)
15
Deposit type
pit
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
12
Total sherds
12
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
15
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
3
Sierra Red
1
Total sherds
4
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
10
Zone(s)
15
Deposit type
bedrock
Ceramic complex
Unknown
Pottery Sherds
Sierra Red
1
Total sherds
1
Pottery Sherd
Record Details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
15
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Pottery Sherds
Chicago Orange
43
Laguna Verde Incised: Grooved Variety
1
Sierra Red
56
Sierra Red: Gadrooned Variety
2
Society Hall
1
Monkey Falls Striated
1
Total sherds
104
Obsidian
Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
15
Square
D
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Medial
Translucence
Translucent
Specks/Stripes
Specks
Color
Light gray
Relative thickness
Thin
Length (mm)
11.00
Width (mm)
10.00
Weight (g)
0.40
Obsidian
Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
15
Square
D
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Obsidian
Type
Blade
Fragment type
Medial
Source
San Martin Jilotepeque
Translucence
Translucent
Specks/Stripes
Both
Color
Light gray
Relative thickness
Thin
Length (mm)
18.00
Width (mm)
8.00
Weight (g)
0.50
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
11
Zone(s)
15
Deposit type
plaster floor
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Pomacea
1
Number of Nephronaias
1
Number of Pectinidae
2
Total MNI
4
Mollusca
Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
15
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Counts
Number of Nephronaias
38
Number of Pectinidae
13
Total MNI
51
Itemized Debitage
Record details
Operation
8
Zone(s)
15
Square
I
LD number
300
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Flake
Raw material
Northern Belizean chert (Colha)
Condition
Not altered
Cortex
< 50%
Number of dorsal scars
10
Platform characteristic
Platform not diagnostic of a flake from a biface
Polish
Absent
Striations
Not visible
Edgewear
Present
Length (mm)
31.54
Width (mm)
29.97
Thickness (mm)
7.67