Aiser (900-600 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q140880757

Red slip with incision, gashes, applied bands and nubbins. Bowls.


Parent ware:

All (5000 - 0 BP)


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
tpr87 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
Northcoast PNG type C 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 PNG
tpr88 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
Northcoast PNG type D 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 PNG
tpr89 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
Northcoast PNG type E 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 PNG

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_28_19 tpr87 (Northcoast PNG type C) Aitape coast Aiser (900 - 600 BP) 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
WD_28_22 tpr88 (Northcoast PNG type D) Aitape coast Aiser (900 - 600 BP) 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
WD_29_7 tpr89 (Northcoast PNG type E) Aitape coast Aiser (900 - 600 BP) 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
WD_29_10 tpr91 (Northcoast PNG type G) Aitape coast Aiser (900 - 600 BP) 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic

WD_28_19

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Sherd 615-3 from Wom (New Guinea). Slide WD_28_19 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.

Abundant moderately sorted and subangular quartzofeldspathic non-placer temper sand (Type C).


WD_28_22

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Sherd 615-1 from Wom (New Guinea). Slide WD_28_22 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.

Type D. Abundant moderately sorted and subangular quartzofeldspathic non-placer temper sand.


WD_29_7

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Sherd 615-2 from Wom (New Guinea). Slide WD_29_7 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.

Type E. Abundant natural temper.


WD_29_10

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Sherd 616 from Wom (New Guinea). Slide WD_29_10 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.

Abundant well sorted and partially placered temper, manually added and typically pyroxene-rich (Type G). Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene