Problematic deposits, containing different types of artifacts and skeletal remains, are typically recovered on or near the surfaces of the terminal phase of elite civic-ceremonial architecture at ancient Maya sites. These contexts often date to the Terminal Classic period (~a.d.750–900). They have been variously interpreted as evidence for site abandonment, squatting, warfare, or dedication or termination rituals. Sixteen chert bifaces were recovered from problematic deposits at the bases of Structures A2 and A3 in the elite Plaza A at Cahal Pech, Belize. Stone tools from problematic deposits are rarely examined in significant detail. Based on stylistic, metric, and use-wear analyses, the bifaces were likely produced locally, used during important hunting or warfare activities, and then ritually deposited in the Terminal Classic. These bifaces were likely hafted to spearthrower darts and represented “success” at hunting or fighting. The recovery of weaponry in problematic deposits that is not the direct result of warfare is an important observation because Mayanists have generally interpreted their presence in these contexts as evidence of warfare. The fact that the points were recovered in groups of seven and nine may indicate that they had important symbolic meanings that connected them to supernatural or mythological places or entities.

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点对点：解释伯利兹卡哈尔佩奇 A2 和 A3 结构的终端经典“有问题的”地面存款中的碎屑燧石 BIFACES

包含不同类型的文物和骨骼遗骸的有问题的沉积物通常在古代玛雅遗址的精英公民仪式建筑的末期表面上或附近被发现。这些上下文通常可以追溯到终端经典时期（~广告750–900）。它们被不同地解释为场地废弃、占用、战争、奉献或终止仪式的证据。在伯利兹 Cahal Pech 的精英广场 A 的 A2 和 A3 结构底部的有问题的沉积物中发现了 16 个燧石双面。来自有问题的矿床的石器很少被详细检查。根据风格、度量和使用磨损分析，这些双面可能是在当地生产的，在重要的狩猎或战争活动中使用，然后按仪式存放在终端经典中。这些双面器很可能被用作长矛飞镖，代表着狩猎或战斗的“成功”。在非战争直接结果的有问题的沉积物中回收武器是一个重要的观察结果，因为玛雅主义者通常将它们在这些背景下的存在解释为战争的证据。这些点以七和九为一组的事实可能表明它们具有重要的象征意义，将它们与超自然或神话的地方或实体联系起来。