Early Eastern Lapita (2900-2700 BP)

Wikidata ID: None

Dentate pottery.


Parent ware:

Eastern Lapita (3000 - 2650 BP)


Child wares/s:

Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP)


Located in:

Tonga Wikidata ID: Q678


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
tpr208 0 4 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Tonga unplacered 0 4 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr209 2 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic
Tonga quartz-free placer 2 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Tonga
tpr426 3 1 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 na
Haapi placer 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr438 0 1 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 na
Tongatapu placer 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr440 0 1 3 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 na
Tongatapu partial placer 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tonga

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_89_22 tpr208 (Tonga unplacered) Tongatapu Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP) 0 4 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
WD_89_5 tpr209 (Tonga quartz-free placer) Tongatapu Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP) 2 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic
WD_71_5 tpr440 (Tongatapu partial placer) Tongatapu Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP) 0 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
WD_71_6 tpr438 (Tongatapu placer) Tongatapu Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP) 0 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, felstic, vitric
WD_71_9 tpr438 (Tongatapu placer) Tongatapu Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP) 0 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
WD_73_7 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP) 0 1 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_8 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP) 2 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_89_22

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Sherd 7141 from Nukuleka (Tongatapu). Slide WD_89_22 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Unplacered sand temper possessing a 50-50 quartz to plagioclase ratio.


WD_89_5

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Sherd 1595 from Nukuleka (Tongatapu). Slide WD_89_5 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Moderately placered sand temper containing almost no quartz.


WD_71_5

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Sherd To2_653 from Nukuleka (Tongatapu). Slide WD_71_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.

Partial placer.


WD_71_6

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Sherd To2_1-2 from Nukuleka (Tongatapu). Slide WD_71_6 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.

Placer. Pyx index 0.88.


WD_71_9

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Sherd To2_1615 from Nukuleka (Tongatapu). Slide WD_71_9 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.

Placer. Py index 0.88


WD_73_7

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Sherd 1-13 from Vaipuna (‘Uiha). Slide WD_73_7 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd. Has orthopyroxene. Py index 0.82


WD_73_8

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Sherd 4-14 from Vaipuna (‘Uiha). Slide WD_73_8 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 sherd. Has olivine. Has Py index 0.88.