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chert and unidentifiable lithic material artifacts. They are also accompanied as
frequently by chalcedony and non‐NB Colha chert as ceramics. Interesting, the
indeterminate funerary assemblage at K’axob during the Middle Preclassic is
predominated by unmodified faunal remains and NB Colha chert. All other artifact
material classes interred with Indeterminates are represented in far less numbers.
COUNT OF ARTIFACTS BY MATERIAL TYPE AND AGE OF INDIVIDUAL
(Table 5.8)
ALL SITES
Frequency Table (% of Column)
During the Middle Preclassic, adults are most frequently accompanied by
ceramics and shell, with other goods being represented three or more times less
often. Subadults are interred equally as often with ceramic of shell. Subadults are
also equally as likely to be interred with NB Colha chert as they are to be buried
with no goods at all. The overwhelming majority of Indeterminates are
unaccompanied by a funerary assemblage (61.54%). They are accompanied by
ceramic and bone equally as often (15.38%) and by greenstone 7.69% of the time.
No other grave good material types are found in indeterminate burials.
Quantitative Table (% of Column)
Overall, the Adult assemblage is largely comprised of shell goods (74.24%).
The next most populous material type is ceramics, but these goods occur in
quantities over six times less numerous than shell. The assemblage of the subadult
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