Site: Faleloa

Island: Foa Lithology: Limestone low island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: None ( Chorlton (2007) ) Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 4032703 Wikidata ID: Q5431849 Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None

In:

Foa Island Wikidata ID: Q1002246

Ha'apai Group Wikidata ID: Q612098

Lifuka Group Wikidata ID: Q136055158

Tonga Wikidata ID: Q678

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Fabrics:

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%

Name	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
tpr426	3	1	2	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	na
Haapi placer	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Tonga
tpr427	1	0	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	na
Haapi opaque	1	0	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Tonga

Slides:

Slide	Fabric	Possible Origin	Ware	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_73_1	tpr426 (Haapi placer)	Ha'api	Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP)	2	0	1	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_73_2	tpr426 (Haapi placer)	Ha'apai	Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP)	1	1	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_73_3	tpr426 (Haapi placer)	Ha'api	Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP)	2	0	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_73_4	tpr426 (Haapi placer)	Ha'apai	Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP)	3	0	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_73_6	tpr426 (Haapi placer)	Ha'apai	Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP)	2	0	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_73_5	tpr427 (Haapi opaque)	Ha'apai		1	0	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic, vitric

WD_73_1

FaleloaFoa_51 — Sherd 51 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_1 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.

FaleloaFoa_51 — Sherd 51 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_1 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.

Lapita sherd. Has orthopyroxene- Pindex 0.85.

WD_73_2

FaleloaFoa_53a — Sherd 53a from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_2 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.

FaleloaFoa_53a — Sherd 53a from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_2 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.

Lapita sherd. Py index 0.81.

WD_73_3

FaleloaFoa_58 — Sherd 58 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_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.

FaleloaFoa_58 — Sherd 58 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_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.

Lapita sherd. P index 0.86.

WD_73_4

FaleloaFoa_96d — Sherd 96d from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_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.

FaleloaFoa_96d — Sherd 96d from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_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.

Lapita sherd. With orthopyroxenes.

WD_73_6

FaleloaFoa_100 — Sherd 100 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_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.

FaleloaFoa_100 — Sherd 100 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_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.

Lapita sherd. Has orthopyroxene.

WD_73_5

FaleloaFoa_83e — Sherd 83e from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_5 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.

FaleloaFoa_83e — Sherd 83e from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_5 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.

Lapita sherd.

References:

Sand Tempers in Indigenous Lapita and Lapitoid Polynesian Plainware and Imported Protohistoric Fijia (Dickinson, W., Shutler, R., Shortland, R., Burley, D.V., Dye, T.S.)