Worked Shell Database

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Creation date
2003
Creator
Patricia A. McAnany
Data type
Worked shell
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Copyright holder
Patricia A. McAnany
License
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Recommended citation

McAnany, Patricia A., 2004. Worked Shell Database for K'axob: Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village. Version 2. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/TUMDNE

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621

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Square
K
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Pendant
Subtype
Unmodified (gastropod)
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Neritidae
Genus
Nerita versicolor
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Not ground, whole
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
2
Length (mm)
17.90
Weight (g)
3.00
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.

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622

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Square
K
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Pendant
Subtype
Unmodified (gastropod)
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Neritidae
Genus
Nerita versicolor
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Not ground, whole
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
2
Length (mm)
21.10
Weight (g)
2.50
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.

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623

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Square
K
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Pendant
Subtype
Unmodified (gastropod)
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Naticidae
Genus
Polinices
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Not ground, whole
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
12.20
Weight (g)
1.40
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.

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624

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Square
K
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Pendant
Subtype
Unmodified (gastropod)
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Naticidae
Genus
Polinices
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Not ground, whole
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
11.90
Weight (g)
2.10
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.

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625

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Square
K
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Pendant
Subtype
Unmodified (gastropod)
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
Naticidae
Genus
Polinices
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Not ground, whole
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Exterior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
12.30
Weight (g)
1.80
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.

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626

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
61
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unevenly shaped
Habitat
unknown
Order
unknown
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Fragmented
C-Mod1: Shape
Cylindrical
C-Mod2: Edges
Not ground, whole
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
3.20
Weight (g)
0.10
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627

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Square
E
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unevenly shaped
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Fragmented
C-Mod1: Shape
Carved
C-Mod2: Edges
Finely ground
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
6.00
Weight (g)
0.20
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628

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
18
Square
E
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unfinished
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Fragmented
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Not ground, whole
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
1.90
Weight (g)
0.30
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629

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
Regular
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Carved
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
24.00
Weight (g)
1.40
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.

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630

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
Regular
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Fragmented
C-Mod1: Shape
Carved
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
23.90
Weight (g)
1.30
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.

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631

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.

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632

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
41
Square
A
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Type
Pendant
Subtype
Unmodified (bivalve)
Habitat
Marine
Order
Bivalve
Family
Cardiidae
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Unmodified whole
C-Mod2: Edges
Not ground, whole
Burned
No
Drill type
Bifacial
Drill emphasis
(indeterminate)
Number of holes
2
Length (mm)
61.00
Weight (g)
16.20
0004

0004

Comments

Worked shell: Examples of bivalve pendants. The following specimen numbers are depicted: WS# 238, WS# 364, WS# 023, WS# 376, and WS# 632.

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633

Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Square
E
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Type
Bead
Subtype
Unfinished
Habitat
Marine
Order
Gastropod
Family
unknown
Genus
unknown
Shell condition
Complete
C-Mod1: Shape
Irregular
C-Mod2: Edges
Ground irregular
Burned
No
Drill type
Unifacial
Drill emphasis
Interior
Number of holes
1
Length (mm)
10.20
Weight (g)
0.30
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