Ulong Basal (3000-2400 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137588785

From basal layer at Ulong. Outcurving/everted rims, round-bottomed vessels with red-slip. Round and pointed lips. Some with linear incision or finger nail decoration on rim, lip or shoulder.


Parent ware:

West Carolines Calcareous/Volcanic Sand (3000 - 600 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
tpr51 5 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Palau hybrid type III 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Carolines
tpr52 4 0 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Palau hybrid type IV 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carolines
tpr53 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
Palau lithic type V 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Carolines

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_12_19 tpr53 (Palau lithic type V) Babeldoab (or nearby) Ulong Basal (3000 - 2400 BP) 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic

WD_12_19

UL12 UL12
Sherd UL12 from Ulong Islet (Ulong). Slide WD_12_19 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.

Volcanic sand tempers, predominantly, polyminerallic volcanic rock fragments, with reddish vitric (glassy) groundmasses, but also some with microlitic and felsitic groundmass textures (all suitable for derivation from andesitic source rocks).