Slide: WD_27_4

Non-Lapita sherd.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr312 - New Caledonian calcareous

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
6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

Images

NewCal_8_2 NewCal_8_2
Sherd 8-2 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_27_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.

Sherd: 8-2

Non-Lapita

Ware/Period: Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) (None)

Site: Lapita (Grande Terre)

Suspected origin site: Grand Terre

References:

003 Site 13, New Caledonia, 1966 (Dickinson, W.)

Petrologic Character and Geologic Sources of Sand Tempers in Prehistoric New Caledonian Pottery (Dickinson, W.)