Fabric Code: tpr312

New Caledonian calcareous

Derived from Loyalty Islands Atoll-Volcanic sources.

Fabric Class:

Calcareous: Dominated by calcareous inclusions.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP)

Southern Lapita (3050 - 2750 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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 6 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Min 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_27_4 Lapita (Grande Terre) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_27_4

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.

Non-Lapita sherd.


References:

271 Temper Grain Types in Chiu New Caledonia Sherds (Dickinson, W.)

270 Preliminary Temper Analysis of Varied New Caledonia Sherds (Dickinson, W.)

273 Summary Petrographic Evaluation of Sand Tempers in Prehistoric Lapita Sherds Excavated from Sele (Dickinson, W.)