Accession No

1960.206 F.7


Description

Large piece of a metate made of grey granite, reconstructed with three smaller fragments. Sub-rectangular in shape with a concave interior with a slight sheen on the surface associated with use.


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.7; SF 76.XEA [Excavation no.]; SF 128.XFC [Excavation no.]; SF 138.XFI [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Granite


Local Term


Measurements

405mm x 130mm x 245mm Weight 8.5kg


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked 'XEA' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked '76' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked 'XF1' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked 'B8', twice, in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked 'XFC' 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 piece of a metate made of grey granite, reconstructed with three smaller fragments. Sub-rectangular in shape with a concave interior with a slight sheen on the surface associated with use.
Event Date 25/6/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:281026

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