Site: Pidia

Island: Bougainville

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
tpr115	0	0	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Pidia feldspathic-hornblendic natural	0	0	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Solomons
tpr116	0	0	5	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Pidia manual	0	0	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Solomons
tpr118	0	0	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, microlitic
Pidia modern	0	0	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Solomons

Slides:

Slide	Fabric	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_35_9	tpr115 (Pidia feldspathic-hornblendic natural)	Central Bougainville	0	0	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric, microlitic
WD_35_11	tpr115 (Pidia feldspathic-hornblendic natural)	Central Bougainville	0	0	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, microlitic
WD_35_12	tpr116 (Pidia manual)	Central Bougainville	0	0	4	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_35_14	tpr118 (Pidia modern)	Central Bougainville	0	0	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, microlitic

WD_35_9

Pidia60P_2 — Sherd 60P-2 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_9 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.

Pidia60P_2 — Sherd 60P-2 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_9 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper, tan to brown vitrics. Andesitic.

WD_35_11

Pidia60P_4 — Sherd 60P-4 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_11 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.

Pidia60P_4 — Sherd 60P-4 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_11 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper, tan to brown vitrics. Andesitic.

WD_35_12

Pidia60P_5 — Sherd 60P-5 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_12 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.

Pidia60P_5 — Sherd 60P-5 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_12 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Moderately sorted, fine- to medium-grained, subangular to subrounded temper sand.

WD_35_14

Pidia60P_11 — Sherd 60P-11 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_14 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.

Pidia60P_11 — Sherd 60P-11 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_14 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.

Modern potsherd. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.

References:

153 Bougainville, Buka, Nissan, Ontong Java, Shortland, Solomon, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

152 Bougainville, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)