Transitional Marianas (1600-1000 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137476975

Bowls with slightly thickend incurving rims, thinner walls and rounder bases. Varied surface treatment. Plain finish mainly, but some burnishing/striation. Bold line decorations disappear.


Parent ware:

All periods (5000 - 0 BP)


Located in:

Mariana Islands Wikidata ID: Q153732


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
tpr4 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 limeclast, felsitic, microlitic
Saipan quartz-rich 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Marianas

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_2_4 tpr4 (Saipan quartz-rich) Saipan Transitional Marianas (1600 - 1000 BP) 2 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 limeclast, felsitic, microlitic

WD_2_4

SabananFiang98_10 SabananFiang98_10
Sherd 98-10 from Sabanan Fiang (Saipan). Slide WD_2_4 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.

Quartz-rich temper sands composed of the same grain types observed in quartz-rich soils and derivative sands of north-central Saipan. Pre-Latte sherd.