Accession No
1960.206 F.5
Description
Large fragment of a metate made of pinkish-grey granite, reconstructed using two smaller fragments. Sub-rectangular in shape with a simple rim, curved base and concave interior.
Place
Americas; Central America; Belize; Cayo District; Xunantunich
Period
Postclassic Maya
Source
MacKie, Euan Wallace [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1960.206 F.5; SF 236.XHQ [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Granite
Local Term
Measurements
325mm x 120mm x 258mm Weight 7.0kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked 'XHQ' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked '236' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
MArked 'B.6 X' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Field collection)
Structure A-15. Phase 3. Excavated by Euan MacKie, Cambridge Expedition to British Honduras 1959-1960, funded by the Crowther-Beynon Fund. See archive (FR3/2/3) for correspondence, analysis, etc.
Event Date 1959
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1960.206 F[.1-8]: 'Querns, fragmentary. All are of similar sub-rectangular form.'
Event Date 1960
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card notes: 'Phase III (occupation level) equivalent to Benque Viejo IV (see Thompson [(1924). 'Late Ceramic Horizons at Benque Viejo, British Honduras'. Contributions to American Archaeology and History, no. 35. Carnegie Institution Washington]).'
Event Date 1960
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
MacKie, E. W. (1985). Excavations at Xunantunich and Pomona, Belize, in 1959-60. BAR International Series 251.
Event Date 1985
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Large piece of a sub-rectangular form metate.
Event Date 20/8/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Large fragment of a metate made of pinkish-grey granite, reconstructed using two smaller fragments. Sub-rectangular in shape with a simple rim, curved base and concave interior.
Event Date 25/6/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:281024
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