Aru ware (800-0 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q139378610

Contains restricted water and cooking pots, open bowls and sago ovens.


Parent ware:

All periods (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
tpr63a 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Aru quartz-calcite 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku
tpr63b 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Aru quartz-calcite 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku
tpr63c 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Aru quartz-calcite 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_16_6 tpr63a (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru Aru ware (800 - 0 BP) 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_16_18 tpr63a (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru Aru ware (800 - 0 BP) 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_16_12 tpr63b (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru Aru ware (800 - 0 BP) 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_16_11 tpr63b (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru Aru ware (800 - 0 BP) 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_16_19 tpr63b (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru Aru ware (800 - 0 BP) 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_16_24 tpr63c (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru Aru ware (800 - 0 BP) 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_16_10 tpr63c (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru Aru ware (800 - 0 BP) 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_16_6

WM-16-13 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Temper sand in which calcareous grains are predominant, with terrigenous grains rare but present.


WD_16_18

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Sherd 77-2 from Aru (Kobroor). Slide WD_16_18 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.

Calcareous.


WD_16_12

NLSU6 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Temper sand in which calcareous grains are dominant, with terrigenous grains present in significant amounts.


WD_16_11

NabuleiLisaNLSU11 NabuleiLisaNLSU11
Sherd NLSU11 from Nabulei Lisa (Kobroor). Slide WD_16_11 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-calcite.


WD_16_19

Papakula77_1 Papakula77_1
Sherd 77-1 from Aru (Kobroor). Slide WD_16_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.

Quartz-calcite.


WD_16_24

NLA4 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Stained. Temper sand in which calcareous and terrigenous grains are present in subequal proportions.


WD_16_10

WammarWM_4_1 WammarWM_4_1
Sherd WM-4-1 from Wangil (Wammar). Slide WD_16_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.

Quartz-calcite.