Structure 20 and 9 chert data from Corozal Postclassic Project 1978 and 1979 excavations of Nohmul, Belize

"Stone tools and debitage recovered from Terminal Classic Period contexts at the site Nohmul, Belize were collected in 1978 and 1979 as part of a dissertation project. Our analysis of this Nohmul chert assemblage has found evidence for local reduction of cobbles and core maintenance, as well as the production and maintenance of tools. Nohmul is situated roughly 30 kilometers from the Northern Belize Chert Bearing Zone, and the site of Colha, Belize – the argued center of lithic production in the region during the Terminal Classic. Consequently, these chert artifacts from Nohmul (1) broaden our understanding of chert consumption and production in the region and (2) provide researchers an additional dataset (via tDAR) for comparison to other Terminal Classic assemblages within and outside the Northern Belize Chert Bearing Zone." (Chase and Paige 2020)

1978年至1979年，作为某学位论文研究项目的一部分，研究人员收集了出土于伯利兹诺赫穆尔（Nohmul）遗址古典期末期（Terminal Classic Period）地层中的石器与石片碎屑（debitage）。本次对诺赫穆尔燧石（chert）遗存组合的分析，发现了本地砾石打制与石核修整，以及工具制作与维护的相关证据。诺赫穆尔遗址距伯利兹北部含燧石带（Northern Belize Chert Bearing Zone）以及伯利兹科尔哈（Colha）遗址直线距离约30公里——后者被学界认为是该区域古典期末期石器制作的核心聚落。因此，这批出自诺赫穆尔遗址的燧石制品（1）拓宽了我们对该区域燧石使用与生产的认知边界，（2）为研究者提供了额外的数据集（可通过tDAR获取），可用于与伯利兹北部含燧石带内外的其他古典期末期遗存组合开展对比研究。（蔡斯与佩奇，2020）