Buka ware (2500-2200 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137734605

Part of Late Lapita. Far-Western Lapita.


Parent ware:

Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 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
tpr125 6 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
Buka calcareous hybrid 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_101_1 tpr125 (Buka calcareous hybrid) Buka Buka ware (2500 - 2200 BP) 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_101_2 tpr125 (Buka calcareous hybrid) Buka Buka ware (2500 - 2200 BP) 6 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic

WD_101_1

BUK104 BUK104
Sherd 104 from Buka (Buka). Slide WD_101_1 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.

Lapita. Well sorted and rounded calcareous sand. Plagioclase.


WD_101_2

BUK103 BUK103
Sherd 103 from Buka (Buka). Slide WD_101_2 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.

Lapita. well sorted and rounded calcareous sand. Plagioclase.