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Trench 96 Discussion

Trenches 96 & 35, 29 are part of Complex D on Hicks map. Caches are predominantly Early Postclassic. Burials are likely located beneath floor of houses. Period 4 is likely Early Postclassic Period. Note on oriention of burials - described as head to foot, e.g., north to south indicates that the head was to the north, feet to the south. Period 1 -4 are described in Hicks manuscript (2005) as architectural periods, not necessarily chronological periods (e.g., Period 3 and 4 could both be Early Postclassic; we are still reviewing field notes).

TR 96 Burial 96-1

Burial: Possibly young adult or adolescent, disturbed burial.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K7B.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: Dog and bird bones mixed with scattered remains, beneath floor of large room.

TR 96 Burial 96-2

Burial: child (ca. 12 years old), flexed dorsal, oriented north to south. Hole in skull likely resulting from trephination.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96L7 (no level).

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: no objects; organic layer under body. Beneath floor of large room.

TR 96 Burial 96-3

Burial: child, aged 6-10, probably laying on right side, head to west; disturbed burial.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K7 (no level).

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: fabric or other organic layer under body; many sherds with bones; burial beneath floor of large room.

TR 96 Burial 96-4

Burial: adult, skull missing; oriented head to southwest.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K7 (no level) - just south of Burial 3.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: no objects.

TR 96 Burial 96-5

Burial: creamtion contained in lip-to-lip vessel cache.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K8C.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: Large red-slipped bowl on bottom, Mazapan Wavy Line inverted.

TR 96 Burial 96-6

Burial: child flexed on back.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K7C.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: Possible Plumbate sherd nearby, but not part of burial.

TR 96 Burial 96-7

Burial: small fragments of bone and some teeth.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K8C.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: Fill around burial is extremely hard.

TR 96 Burial 96-8

Burial: infant.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K7B.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

TR 96 Burial 96-9

Burial: infant, primary burial.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96L8 (no level).

Chronological Position: Either Period 3 (?) or 4 (Early Postclassic).

Note: no objects.

TR 96 Burial 96-10

Burial: no skeletal remains.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K6 (no level).

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: may be a cache rather than a burial. Object not shown here is a large jar ca. 1 meter tall, nearly speherical, with three frog heads modeled on side of jar, also a bone awl.

TR 96 Burial 96-11

Burial: primary burial, age unspecified.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K6B.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: sherds of a soot-blackened bowl, not located in collections.

TR 96 Burial 96-12

Burial: child.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K6C.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: miniature jar, not located in collections; and a bone awl.

TR 96 Burial 96-13

Burial: child, flexed on right side, orientation east to west.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K7C.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

TR 96 Burial 96-14

Burial: fragmentary adult.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96L7D.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: accompanied by half of a minature bowl, not located in collection. Slightly deeper than most Period 4 burials.

TR 96 Burial 96-15

Burial: 2 infants, primary burial.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K6C.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: no objects.

TR 96 Burial 96-16

Burial: adult extended on back, oriented east to west, cranium missing.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K6C.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: There are two identical bird effigies, only one in collection.

TR 96 Burial 96-17

Burial: child flexed on back, oriented east to west, with small pierced shells (likely a necklace).

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96M7C.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: no objects.

TR 96 Burial 96-18

Burial: adult male, oriented noerthwest to southeast. Primary burial, position unknown.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96N6B.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: no objects with burial -- figurine below in same unit and level, but not in cache.

TR 96 Burial 96-19

Burial: infant, primary, right side.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K6D.

Chronological Position: Period 3 or earlier - deeper than most Period 4 burials.

Note: no objects.

TR 96 Burial 96-20

Burial: adult creamtion in bowl.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96N6C.

Chronological Position: Period 3 or Period 4 (likely Early Postclassic)

Note: quartz point outside bowl and obsidian within the bowl.

TR 96 Burial 96-21

Burial: cremation.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96M6D.

Chronological Position: unknown.

Note: no objects, creamtion in the form of a bowl, could have been a perishable vessel (gourd) 25 cm in diameter.

TR 96 Burial 96-22

Burial: cremation in large jar.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96N6D.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic or earlier?

Note: two small vessels inverted over the jar of the cremation.

TR 96 Burial 96-23

Burial: cremation in large jar. Small bowl probably inverted over jar.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96N6D.

Chronological Position: probably Early Postclassic

Note: Jar with creamtion rested within half of large orange jar. Lense of charcoal under the jar.

TR 96 Burial 96-24

No notes. in Hicks manuscript

TR 96 Burial 96-25

Burial: neonate.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96L6C.

Chronological Position: rests on a Period 1 floor.

Note: no objects. Associated with an adobe structure on a mud floor.

TR 96 Burial 96-26

Burial: child, flexed on back, oriented south to north.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96L6D.

Chronological Position: unknown, earlier than many of the others in Trench 96.

Note: no objects.

TR 96 Burial 96-27

Burial: cremation, loose in the fill.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96O7D & 96O8D.

Chronological Position: unknown phase.

Note: mass of pottery north of the burial, may have been associated.

TR 96 Burial 96-28

Burial: femur and bone fragments.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96N8D.

Chronological Position: unknown.

Note: no objects.

TR 96 Burial 96-29

Burial: adult extended on back, oriented west to east; red paint on the skull.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96)7C.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic or earlier -- Period 3 - 4.

Note: broken obsidian point at the right hand.

TR 96 Burial 96-30

Burial: adult tibia and other bones,

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96M8D.

Chronological Position:deep enough to be Period 2 or later.

Note: no objects.

TR 96 Burial 96-31

Burial: seated, cranium shows occipital flattening.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96M8F.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic or earlier - Period 2-4

Note: no objects. Area cleared for burial is fairly large (2 x 1.5 meters).

TR 96 Burial 96-32

Burial: seated burial of adult.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K8F.

Chronological Position: unknown. (ceramics look Early Postclassic)

Note: almost surrounds cremation 33. Looks like double burial with Burial 96-33.

Burial 32 wiritten on vessel, but not listed in notes and wrong time period for rest of cache.

TR 96 Burial 96-33

Burial: cremation in jar with inverted bowl.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K8F.

Chronological Position: Early Postclassic - Period 4

Note: Looks like double burial with Burial 96-32.

TR 96 Burial 96-34

Burial: seated individual.

Structure: Complex D.

Provenience: 96K8F.

Chronological Position: unknown

Note: no objects.