Post-Lapita Erromango and Aneityum (2800-2000 BP)

Wikidata ID: None


Parent ware:

All periods (5000 - 0 BP)


Child wares/s:

Late Ifo (2500 - 2000 BP)

Early Ifo (2600 - 2500 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
tpr220 2 0 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic
Erromango pyroxenic 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr221 3 0 3 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic
Erromango feldspathic non-placer 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr222 3 0 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic
Erromango olivine placer 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr269 4 0 2 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork
Aneityum hybrid olivine placer type B 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr280 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic
Exotic Aneityum vitric quartz 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Vanuatu

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_57_1 tpr220 (Erromango pyroxenic) Erromango Post-Lapita Erromango and Aneityum (2800 - 2000 BP) 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic
WD_57_6 tpr221 (Erromango feldspathic non-placer) Erromango Post-Lapita Erromango and Aneityum (2800 - 2000 BP) 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic
WD_57_8 tpr222 (Erromango olivine placer) Erromango Post-Lapita Erromango and Aneityum (2800 - 2000 BP) 0 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic
WD_53_4 tpr269 (Aneityum hybrid olivine placer type B) Aneityum Post-Lapita Erromango and Aneityum (2800 - 2000 BP) 0 0 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic
WD_53_3 tpr280 (Exotic Aneityum vitric quartz) Exotic Post-Lapita Erromango and Aneityum (2800 - 2000 BP) 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic

WD_57_1

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Sherd 61-1 from Ponamla (Erromango). Slide WD_57_1 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) with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Plagioclase-poor and pyroxene rich temper. Non-Lapita sherd. Stream origin.


WD_57_6

62-2 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Plagioclase-rich non-placer temper. Stream origin. Non-Lapita.


WD_57_8

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Sherd 62-4 from Ifo (Erromango). Slide WD_57_8 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) with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

A pyroxene-rich (plagioclase-poor and lithic-poor) placer. Stream origin.


WD_53_4

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Sherd A2 from Aneityum (Aneityum). Slide WD_53_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.

Olivine placer sand.


WD_53_3

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Sherd A1 from Aneityum (Aneityum). Slide WD_53_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.

Quartz. Vitric.