Admiralty Post-Lapita (1800-800 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137701095

Dominated by rolled rims and shell impressions. Sites GEB1/2, GBC1/3, GAO, GBC (surface), GOD1/2/3, GLV2, GBJ4. Some applied knobs, fingernail and simple punctate decoration. Some direct, inverted and everted rims. Mainly necked jars. Some shell temper.


Parent ware:

All periods (5000 - 0 BP)


Located in:

Admiralty Islands Wikidata ID: Q119230

Manus Province Wikidata ID: Q874935


None (0) Minor (1) Few (2) Common (3) Frequent (4) Major (5) Very Dominant (6)
0% 0-5% 5-15% 15-30 % 30-50% 50-70% 70-100%

Fabrics:


Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr191 0 0 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Manus andesitic 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_41_5 tpr191 (Manus andesitic) Manus Admiralty Post-Lapita (1800 - 800 BP) 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_41_5

GAO59_2 GAO59_2
Sherd GAO59-2 from Manus (Manus). Slide WD_41_5 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Quartz-free andesitic temper sand. Stream sand present. Pyroxene > Hornblende.