Site: Finschhafen

Island: PNG


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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr179a 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 microlitic
Huon grog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 PNG

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
JS_1_36 tpr179a (Huon grog) Huon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 na

JS_1_36

KAM1 KAM1
Sherd KAM/33 from Finschhafen (PNG). Slide JS_1_36 from J Specht. 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.

Type X sherd. Grog B. Contains subordinate ferruginous grains. KAM F/TIM.33 Open site. Body.


References:

224, Siassi, Huon PNG (Dickinson, W.)

Temper Sands in Prehistoric Oceanian Pottery (Dickinson, W.)