Slide: WD_7_19

Lowly lithic sand temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr19 - Guam vitric andesitic

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 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic

Images

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Sherd 43C from Waterfront Annex (Guam). Slide WD_7_19 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: 43C

Wiped surface treatment. Taro starch residue.

Period: Latte plainware (1000 - 300 BP) wikidata:None

Site: Waterfront Annex (Guam)

Suspected origin site: Guam

References:

204 Guam, Mariana, 2001 (Dickinson, W.)