Roviana Plainware (800-100 BP)

Wikidata ID: None

May be multiple wares. Mainly plain. But some incision and punctation, appliqué and fingernail impressions.


Parent ware:

Post-Lapita Solomons (2500 - 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
tpr141 0 2 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Roviana plainware A-opaque rich 0 2 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Solomons
tpr142 3 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Roviana plainware B-feldspathic 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Solomons
tpr143 0 0 3 2 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Roviana plainware C-hornblendic 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Solomons
tpr144 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Roviana plainware D-lithic 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 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_40_1 tpr141 (Roviana plainware A-opaque rich) Choiseul? Roviana Plainware (800 - 100 BP) 0 2 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_40_3 tpr142 (Roviana plainware B-feldspathic) Choiseul? Roviana Plainware (800 - 100 BP) 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_40_5 tpr143 (Roviana plainware C-hornblendic) Choiseul? Roviana Plainware (800 - 100 BP) 0 0 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_40_4 tpr143 (Roviana plainware C-hornblendic) Choiseul? Roviana Plainware (800 - 100 BP) 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_40_6 tpr143 (Roviana plainware C-hornblendic) Choiseul? Roviana Plainware (800 - 100 BP) 0 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_40_7 tpr143 (Roviana plainware C-hornblendic) Choiseul? Roviana Plainware (800 - 100 BP) 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_40_8 tpr143 (Roviana plainware C-hornblendic) Choiseul? Roviana Plainware (800 - 100 BP) 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_40_9 tpr144 (Roviana plainware D-lithic) Choiseul? Roviana Plainware (800 - 100 BP) 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic

WD_40_1

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Sherd RP1 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_40_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). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Rovianna Plainware A. Opaque-rich but quartz-bearing placer temper.


WD_40_3

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Sherd RP3 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_40_3 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). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Rovianna Plainware B. Moderately sorted, fine, and subangular feldspathic but quartz-bearing sand temper.


WD_40_5

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Sherd RP5 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_40_5 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). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Rovianna Plainware C. Moderately sorted, fine, and subangular hornblendic but quartz-free sand temper.


WD_40_4

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Sherd NDM1-RP4 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_40_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.

Rovianna Plainware C. Moderately sorted, fine, and subangular hornblendic but quartz-free sand temper.


WD_40_6

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Sherd s370-RP6 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_40_6 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.

Roviana Plainware C. Moderately sorted, fine, and subangular hornblendic but quartz-free sand temper.


WD_40_7

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Sherd s2047-RP7 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_40_7 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.

Roviana Plainware C. Moderately sorted, fine, and subangular hornblendic but quartz-free sand temper.


WD_40_8

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Sherd s25-RP25-58 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_40_8 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.

Roviana Plainware C. Moderately sorted, fine, and subangular hornblendic but quartz-free sand temper.


WD_40_9

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Sherd s25-RP2527-25 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_40_9 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). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Roviana Plainware D. Moderately sorted, fine, and subangular lithic but quartz-bearing sand temper.