Plainware Santa Cruz (2700-2000 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137812264

Starting from 2500-2700 BP and finishing 2100-1840 BP. Plainware, some with simple impressed lips. Tempers seem to be the same as earlier Lapita ware, but more placer than lithic on Reef Islands, (Doherty sites) compared to other Reef Island sites (Green and Falk).


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
tpr163 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic
Santa Cruz lithic 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr164 0 0 3 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic
Santa Cruz transitional 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr165 0 0 3 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
Santa Cruz placer 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr166 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic
Santa Cruz hybrid lithic 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr167 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
Santa Cruz hybrid transitional 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr168 4 0 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Santa Cruz hybrid placer 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Vanuatu