Ceramic Wares
Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP)
Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP)
Mineral and Rock Abundances
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| Min | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Vanuatu |
Representative slides:
| Slide | Site | Possible Origin | Ware | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_44_14 | Teouma (Efate) | Efate | Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_44_18 | Teouma (Efate) | Efate | Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_44_13 | Teouma (Efate) | Efate | Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_44_15 | Teouma (Efate) | Efate | Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_44_16 | Teouma (Efate) | Efate | Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_45_20 | Teouma (Efate) | Efate | Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| ML_1_7 | Emae (Emae) | Efate-Shepherd Islands | Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | felsitic, vitric |
WD_44_14
Hybrid-sand Efate temper. Plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and opaque iron oxide grains. Microlitic fragments in which birefringent plagioclase microlites are embedded in tan to brown volcanic glass, felsitic fragments composed of microgranular quartz-feldspar mosaics formed by devitrification of felsic volcanic glass, and vitric or glassy fragments of tan to brown (or red) volcanic glass.
WD_44_18
Hybrid partially placered sand temper.
WD_44_13
Hybrid-sand Efate temper. Plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and opaque iron oxide grains. Microlitic fragments in which birefringent plagioclase microlites are embedded in tan to brown volcanic glass, felsitic fragments composed of microgranular quartz-feldspar mosaics formed by devitrification of felsic volcanic glass, and vitric or glassy fragments of tan to brown (or red) volcanic glass.
WD_44_15
Hybrid-sand Efate temper. Plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and opaque iron oxide grains. Microlitic fragments in which birefringent plagioclase microlites are embedded in tan to brown volcanic glass, felsitic fragments composed of microgranular quartz-feldspar mosaics formed by devitrification of felsic volcanic glass, and vitric or glassy fragments of tan to brown (or red) volcanic glass.
WD_44_16
Hybrid-sand Efate temper. Plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and opaque iron oxide grains. Microlitic fragments in which birefringent plagioclase microlites are embedded in tan to brown volcanic glass, felsitic fragments composed of microgranular quartz-feldspar mosaics formed by devitrification of felsic volcanic glass, and vitric or glassy fragments of tan to brown (or red) volcanic glass.
WD_45_20
Hybrid-sand Efate temper. Plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and opaque iron oxide grains. Microlitic fragments in which birefringent plagioclase microlites are embedded in tan to brown volcanic glass, felsitic fragments composed of microgranular quartz-feldspar mosaics formed by devitrification of felsic volcanic glass, and vitric or glassy fragments of tan to brown (or red) volcanic glass.
ML_1_7
Plagioclase-rich.