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Chan Chich: 2012 Investigations of the Upper Plaza six floors in Subop CC-10-C, as opposed to eight, and they contained more fill in between them (see Figure 3.4 and Tables 3.3 and 3.4 for comparison). Near the bottom of Subop CC- 10-C we uncovered part of the midden deposit located on the north end of the plaza that was documented in 1997 (Robichaux 1999). Abundant amounts of jute shell, numerous ceramic sherds, a broken polished stone celt, and a small piece of jade were found in this deposit (Lot CC-10-C-7). Subop CC-10-C is the only subop for which we have ceramic data from 2012. As shown in Table 3.3, all lots had Late Preclassic Chicanel ceramics, except for the lowest lot, which contained Middle Preclassic sherds. Figure 3.4. North wall profile of Subop CC-10-C. 25
The 2012 Season of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project Table 3.3. Summary of Lots and Floors in Subop CC-10-C Lot Description Lot # Floor # Artifacts Ceramic Assessment Topsoil CC-10-C-1 -- Ceramic sherds, lithic flakes Chicanel Dry Laid CC-10-C-2 6 Ceramic sherds, lithic flakes, Chicanel Construction Fill river shell, polished stone celt fragment Plaster Floor CC-10-C-3 5 Ceramic sherds, lithic flakes, Chicanel river shell, faunal bone, charcoal Plaster Floor CC-10-C-4 4 Ceramic sherds, lithic flakes, Chicanela faunal bone, river shell, charcoal Plaster Floor CC-10-C-5 3 Ceramic sherds, lithic flakes, Chicanel (early) charcoal Plaster Floor CC-10-C-6 2 Ceramic sherds, lithic flakes Preclassic (generic) Midden CC-10-C-7 -- Ceramic sherds, lithic flakes, charcoal, polished greenstone, jute shell Swasey Plaster Floor to bedrock CC-10-C-8 1 Ceramics, lithic flakes, lithic biface, ground stone spheroid, jute shell Swasey () Table 3.4. Elevations of Tops of Floors in Subop CC-10-C, Determined by TDS Floor Top Elevation (m) Average Thickness (cm) 6 125.75 1 5 124.62 6 4 124.49 4 3 124.36 3 2 124.34 4 1 123.90 3 Bedrock 123.48 -- Although we believe that at least the upper part of the plaza (Lots CC-10-C-1 and -2) is Late Classic in age, the Late Preclassic and Middle Preclassic age assessments for the lower floors are consistent with the previous investigations in the plaza (e.g., Houk et al. 2010; Robichaux et al. 2000). Subop CC-10-E Subop CC-10-E was a 1.5-x-5-m trench running north-south located between Subop CC-10-C and Subops CC-10-A, -B, and -D. The purpose of excavating this subop was to search for an architectural interface that would explain the differences in floor elevations between the floors in Subop CC-10-C and those in Subop CC-10-A, -B, and -D. This unit did not unearth the exact location of the shift in elevations, however it confirmed that the elevation of the floors in this area of the plaza were still analogous to those found in Subops CC-10-A, -B, and -D (Figure 3.5). These results from Subop CC-10-E indicated that the elevation shift must lie somewhere between this subop and the northeast corner of the plaza where Subop CC-10-C is located. Within the first meter of fill in Subop CC-10-E, a small obsidian blade fragment, numerous ceramic pieces, and a round limestone disk, possibly used as a weight or a game piece, were uncovered. Subop CC- 26
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