Slide: WD_55_13

Paddle-impressed sherd. Hornblende-bearing volcanic sand temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr340 - Natunuku hornblendic

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
2 0 3 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic

Images

Natunuku_NAT2 Natunuku_NAT2
Sherd NAT2 from Natunuku (Viti Levu). Slide WD_55_13 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: NAT2

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Natunuku (Viti Levu)

Suspected origin site: north Viti Levu

References:

172 Natunuku Viti Lefu, Fiji (Dickinson, W.)