Fabric Code: tpr414

Lakeba placer

Probably indigenous to Lakeba. However, this fabric may contain non-indigenous samples as for some of the slides, Dickinson was not responsible for identification of the lithics.

Sites:

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 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Min 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Fiji

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
SB_6_32 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic, microphaneritic
SB38_1_94 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic

SB_6_32

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Sherd 132_F from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_6_32 from Best Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Saqa (oil/water jar). Iron oxide lithic.


SB38_1_94

Lakeba_94 Lakeba_94
Sherd 94 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB38_1_94 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Vitric lithics dominate.


References:

072-Lakeba, Lau group, Fiji, 1978 (Dickinson, W.)

Best 1984 Lakeba: the Prehistory of a Fijian Island. PhD Thesis University of Auckland (Best, S)