Nan Madol Plainware (1000-800 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137610378

Plainware. Nan Madol Period continues to 500 BP but pottery stops at 800 BP.


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
tpr493 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 lathwork, vitric
Pohnpei grog 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 Carolines
tpr494 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
Pohnpei placer 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Carolines

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
FL_1_89 tpr493 (Pohnpei grog) Pohnpei Nan Madol Plainware (1000 - 800 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 Vitric, lathwork
FL_1_64 tpr493 (Pohnpei grog) Pohnpei Nan Madol Plainware (1000 - 800 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 vitric, lathwork
FL_1_65 tpr493 (Pohnpei grog) Pohnpei Nan Madol Plainware (1000 - 800 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 vitric, lathwork
FL_1_74 tpr493 (Pohnpei grog) Pohnpei Nan Madol Plainware (1000 - 800 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 vitric, lathwork
FL_1_75 tpr494 (Pohnpei placer) Pohnpei Nan Madol Plainware (1000 - 800 BP) 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, lathwork

FL_1_89

NanMadol_37_93_2 NanMadol_37_93_2
Sherd 37NM93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_89 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest) with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Grog and lithic. Lithics could be naturally part of clay. Higher exposure has brigher XPL.


FL_1_64

NanMadol_191_93 NanMadol_191_93
Sherd 191-93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_64 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Grog and lithics.


FL_1_65

NanMadol_185A NanMadol_185A
Sherd NM185-93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_65 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest) with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Grog and lithics. Higher exposure has brigher XPL.


FL_1_74

NanMadol_177_93 NanMadol_177_93
Sherd 177-93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_74 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Grog and lithics


FL_1_75

NanMadol_164_115_a NanMadol_164_115_a
Sherd 164-115 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_75 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Volcanic lithics mixed with sand.