Slide: WD_107_1

Roughly mid-Jomon. Lithics include vitric, felsitic, mirolitic, hypabyssal, chert, argillite, microgranular, tectonite, and quartzite.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr416 - Honshu Jomon

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%
Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
0 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, micorlitic, argillitic, siltstone, chert, tectonite, quartzite, vitric

Images

Mele_112_110 Mele_112_110
Sherd 12-110 from Honshu (Japan). Slide WD_107_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.

Sherd: 12-110

Roughly mid-Jomon.

Site: Honshu (Japan)

Suspected origin site: Honshu

References:

105 Efate, Vanuatu vs Jomon sherds from Japan 1993 (Dickinson, W.)