Some regional differences. Guam Latte: globular shape, slightly rounded conical bottom. Rare decorative elements (some finger-impression or incised lines on shoulders and lips. Everted rims and conical bases appear late in phase. Direct (inward) rims also occur with thickened inward (some round) lips. Can be broken into 3 phases in Guam: Early (until 750BP), Middle (until 550BP) and Late (until 250BP).
Late Latte plainware (550 - 250 BP)
Middle Latte plainware (750 - 550 BP)
Early Latte Plainware (1000 - 750 BP)
Mariana Islands Wikidata ID: Q153732
Guam Island Wikidata ID: Q16635
| 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% |
| Name | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics/ Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tpr10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| Saipan dacitic | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| Saipan dacitic-vitric | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| Saipan vitric | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, vitric, felsitic |
| Saipan feldspar andesitic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| Saipan andesitic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| Guam vitric andesitic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| Saipan volcanic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| Guam lithic andesitic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| Guam lithic hi andesitic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| Guam vitric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| Saipan andesitic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| Saipan hybrid | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| Saipan dacitic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
| Marianas andesitic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| Saipan hybrid quartz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic |
| Saipan hybrid quartzose | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| Mariana calcareous | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| 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_2_14 | tpr10 (Saipan dacitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| WD_2_13 | tpr11 (Saipan dacitic-vitric) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| WD_2_12 | tpr11 (Saipan dacitic-vitric) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| WD_2_6 | tpr11 (Saipan dacitic-vitric) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_2_7 | tpr11 (Saipan dacitic-vitric) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_2_11 | tpr11 (Saipan dacitic-vitric) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_4_16 | tpr12 (Saipan vitric) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| WD_4_24 | tpr15 (Saipan andesitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_4_18 | tpr15 (Saipan andesitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_4_21 | tpr15 (Saipan andesitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_4_5 | tpr15 (Saipan andesitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_4_8 | tpr15 (Saipan andesitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_7_16 | tpr19 (Guam vitric andesitic) | Guam | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_7_19 | tpr19 (Guam vitric andesitic) | Guam | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_1_18 | tpr2 (Saipan volcanic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_16 | tpr2 (Saipan volcanic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_20 | tpr2 (Saipan volcanic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_7_23 | tpr20 (Guam lithic andesitic) | Guam | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_7_24 | tpr21 (Guam lithic hi andesitic) | Guam | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_8_1 | tpr21 (Guam lithic hi andesitic) | Guam | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_8_3 | tpr25 (Guam vitric) | Guam | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_4_11 | tpr28 (Saipan andesitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_1_25 | tpr3 (Saipan hybrid) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_2_16 | tpr5 (Saipan dacitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_2_1 | tpr5 (Saipan dacitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_2_3 | tpr5 (Saipan dacitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| WD_2_22 | tpr5 (Saipan dacitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_4_1 | tpr6 (Marianas andesitic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
| WD_5_1 | tpr6 (Marianas andesitic) | Marianas | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
| WD_5_3 | tpr6 (Marianas andesitic) | Marianas | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_5_4 | tpr6 (Marianas andesitic) | Marianas | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
| WD_6_16 | tpr7 (Saipan hybrid quartz) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_6_12 | tpr8 (Saipan hybrid quartzose) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
Quartz-rich dacitic volcanic sand temper.
Glass-rich dacitic volcanic sand temper.
Glass- rich dacitic volcanic sand, type B. Marianas trailed sherd.
Poorly sorted dacitic volcanic sand temper of simple mineralogy and probable fluvial origin, composed dominantly of volcanic glass rock fragments.
Quartzose dacitic volcanic sand temper. Fine temper.
East Pagan, Apansantate beside Latte site '1819'. Quartzose sand temper.
Glass-rich volcanic sand , Type C, tan to brown vesicular glass. Marianas cordmarked sherd. Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene.
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Quartz-poor (andesitic) volcanic sands in sherds with red pastes. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.
Hybrid with much leeching of calcareous grains, so numbers may be unrepresentative.
Quartz-poor (andesitic) volcanic sands in sherds with red pastes.
Quartz-free aggregate volcanic sand temper in which microlitic volcanic rock fragments of intermediate character are dominant.
Moderately sorted and mineralogically complex andesitic volcanic sand temper of fine to coarse size and probable fluvial origin.
Lowly lithic sand temper.
Lowly lithic sand temper.
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Wholly non-calcareous, poorly sorted andesitic sand temper made up dominantly of vitric, microlitic and some felsitic volcanic lithic fragments, feldspar is plagioclase. Coarseware. Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene.
Type B VST. Terrigenous andesitic (non-quartzose) volcanic sand temper. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.
Wholly non-calcareous, poorly sorted andesitic sand temper made up dominantly of vitric volcanic lithic fragments, feldspar is plagioclase. Coarseware.
Moderately sorted andesitic volcanic sand temper of probable fluvial origin composed of subangular to subrounded grains of fine to coarse sand rich in glassy volcanic rock fragments.
Andesitic temper sand rich in glassy volcanic rock fragments and lacking any calcareous grains indicative of coastal origin.
Deeply weathered. Volcanic sand temper.
Poorly sorted, subangular to subrounded, andesitic volcanic sand temper rich in glassy volcanic rock fragments of tan to brown hues in thin section.
Coarse temper. Quartz-free andesitic temper sands. Probably from Saipan as orthopyroxene present.
TYPE C MVQT. Quartz-rich dacitic sand temper of Saipan origin intermingled with more abundant calcareous sand. Coarseware.
Quartzose (dacitic) volcanic sands in sherds with black pastes.
Quartzose volcanic temper sand rich in grains of volcanic glass. Sabanan Fiang benchland east of the island crest in north-central Saipan. Latte sherd. Dacitic.
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Quartzose volcanic temper sand rich in grains of volcanic glass. Sabanan Fiang benchland east of the island crest in north-central Saipan. Latte sherd. Dacitic.
Quartzose glass-rich volcanic sand temper.
Quartz-poor volcanic sand temper of feldspathic composition and andesitic character. Latte. Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene.
Poorly sorted, subangular to subrounded, andesitic volcanic sand temper rich in glassy volcanic rock fragments of tan to brown hues in thin section. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.
Marianas Plainware. Volcanic sand temper. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.
Volcanic sand tempers of andesitic character. Latte sherd. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.
Hybrid calcareous-quartz beach sand temper.
Temper with reddish surfaces but uniformly dark and hackly interiors, contains quartz-rich temper sand admixed with calcareous grains.