Kieta ware (1500-0 BP)

Wikidata ID: None

Includes the Pieta, Asio and Sivu traditions.

Parent ware:

All periods (5000 - 0 BP)

Child wares/s:

Asio ware (1000 - 300 BP)

Pidia (300 - 0 BP)

Sivu (1500 - 1000 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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
tpr117	0	0	5	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Meinakapa feldspathic	0	0	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Solomons
tpr120	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
Kieta partial placer	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	Solomons
tpr121	0	0	4	2	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
Kieta placer	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Solomons
tpr116	0	0	5	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Pidia manual	0	0	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Solomons
tpr119	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	vitric
Asio sparse-pyroxenic-vitric	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	Solomons
tpr115	0	0	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Pidia feldspathic-hornblendic natural	0	0	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Solomons
tpr118	0	0	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, microlitic
Pidia modern	0	0	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Solomons

Slides:

Slide	Fabric	Possible Origin	Ware	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_35_15	tpr117 (Meinakapa feldspathic)	Central Bougainville	Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP)	0	0	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_35_16	tpr117 (Meinakapa feldspathic)	Central Bougainville	Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP)	0	0	5	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_35_17	tpr117 (Meinakapa feldspathic)	Central Bougainville	Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP)	0	0	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, microlitic
WD_35_2	tpr120 (Kieta partial placer)	Central Bougainville	Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP)	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
WD_35_6	tpr120 (Kieta partial placer)	Central Bougainville	Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP)	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
WD_35_3	tpr121 (Kieta placer)	Central Bougainville	Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP)	0	0	2	2	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic
WD_35_1	tpr121 (Kieta placer)	Central Bougainville	Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP)	0	0	3	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic
WD_35_4	tpr121 (Kieta placer)	Central Bougainville	Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP)	0	0	4	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
WD_35_5	tpr121 (Kieta placer)	Central Bougainville	Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP)	0	0	3	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic
WD_35_12	tpr116 (Pidia manual)	Central Bougainville	Asio ware (1000 - 300 BP)	0	0	4	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_35_9	tpr115 (Pidia feldspathic-hornblendic natural)	Central Bougainville	Pidia (300 - 0 BP)	0	0	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric, microlitic
WD_35_11	tpr115 (Pidia feldspathic-hornblendic natural)	Central Bougainville	Pidia (300 - 0 BP)	0	0	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, microlitic
WD_35_14	tpr118 (Pidia modern)	Central Bougainville	Pidia (300 - 0 BP)	0	0	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, microlitic

WD_35_15

Pidia60M_8 — Sherd 60M-8 from Meinakapa (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_15 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.

Pidia60M_8 — Sherd 60M-8 from Meinakapa (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_15 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper.

WD_35_16

Pidia60M_9 — Sherd 60M-9 from Meinakapa (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_16 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.

Pidia60M_9 — Sherd 60M-9 from Meinakapa (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_16 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper.

WD_35_17

Pidia60M_10 — Sherd 60M-10 from Meinakapa (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_17 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.

Pidia60M_10 — Sherd 60M-10 from Meinakapa (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_17 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper.

WD_35_2

Teop_201T_BS13 — Sherd 201T-BS13 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Teop_201T_BS13 — Sherd 201T-BS13 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Hornblendic plagioclase feldspathic stream temper. Kieta tradition sherd.

WD_35_6

Teop_201T_BS16 — Sherd 201T-BS16 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Teop_201T_BS16 — Sherd 201T-BS16 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Hornblendic plagioclase feldspathic stream temper. Kieta tradition sherd.

WD_35_3

Teop_201T_BS14 — Sherd 201T-BS14 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_3 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.

Teop_201T_BS14 — Sherd 201T-BS14 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_3 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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.

WD_35_1

Teop_201T_BS17 — Sherd 201T-BS17 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Teop_201T_BS17 — Sherd 201T-BS17 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.

WD_35_4

Teop_201T_BS15 — Sherd 201T-BS15 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_4 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.

Teop_201T_BS15 — Sherd 201T-BS15 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_4 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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.

WD_35_5

Teop_201T_BS18 — Sherd 201T-BS18 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Teop_201T_BS18 — Sherd 201T-BS18 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.

WD_35_12

Pidia60P_5 — Sherd 60P-5 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_12 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.

Pidia60P_5 — Sherd 60P-5 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_12 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Moderately sorted, fine- to medium-grained, subangular to subrounded temper sand.

WD_35_9

Pidia60P_2 — Sherd 60P-2 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_9 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.

Pidia60P_2 — Sherd 60P-2 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_9 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper, tan to brown vitrics. Andesitic.

WD_35_11

Pidia60P_4 — Sherd 60P-4 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_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.

Pidia60P_4 — Sherd 60P-4 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper, tan to brown vitrics. Andesitic.

WD_35_14

Pidia60P_11 — Sherd 60P-11 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_14 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.

Pidia60P_11 — Sherd 60P-11 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_14 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.

Modern potsherd. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.