uro tano (Wusi) (500-0 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137946110

Moulded with the potter's knee and bamboo paddles. Applique bands and lug handles (these are similar to those at Olpoe, but made differently). Red-slipped.


vessel examples
Example vessels/sherds. Available via wikicommons.

Parent ware:

Historic Santo (500 - 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
tpr214 1 0 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
Santo stream 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
ML_1_13 tpr214 (Santo stream) Santo uro tano (Wusi) (500 - 0 BP) 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, microlitic

ML_1_13

WU3 WU3
Sherd WU3 from Wusi (Santo). Slide ML_1_13 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Clinopyroxene-rich. Modern sherd.