Late Shortland (300-0 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137766398

Applied relief and carved paddle decorated.


vessel examples
Example vessels/sherds. Available via wikicommons.

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
tpr110 0 1 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
Shortland feldspathic 0 0 6 1 1 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_103_1 tpr110 (Shortland feldspathic) Bougainville/SI Late Shortland (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_103_11 tpr110 (Shortland feldspathic) Bougainville/SI Late Shortland (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_103_3 tpr110 (Shortland feldspathic) Bougainville/SI Late Shortland (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic

WD_103_1

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Sherd S1 from Alu (Shortland) (Shortland Islands). Slide WD_103_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.

Late Period Ware. Feldspathic sands in which plagioclase mineral grains of volcanic derivation form the predominant grain type. Distinguised from others by the green hornblende lacking brown pleochromic tints.


WD_103_11

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Sherd M2 from Mono Island (Mono). Slide WD_103_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.

Late Period Ware. Feldspathic sands in which plagioclase mineral grains of volcanic derivation form the predominant grain type. Distinguised from others by the green hornblende lacking brown pleochromic tints.


WD_103_3

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Sherd M3 from Alu (Shortland) (Shortland Islands). Slide WD_103_3 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.

Late Period Ware. Feldspathic sands in which plagioclase mineral grains of volcanic derivation form the predominant grain type. Distinguised from others by the green hornblende lacking brown pleochromic tints.