Fabric Code: tpr92

Mussau type A

Calcareous (Type A).

Fabric Class:

Calcareous: Dominated by calcareous inclusions.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Early Mussau Lapita (3250 - 2950 BP)

Late Mussau Lapita (2950 - 2700 BP)

Admiralty Historical (800 - 0 BP)

Admiralty Transitional (2300 - 1900 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Min 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bismarck

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_36_2 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Mussau or Admiralty Late Mussau Lapita (2950 - 2700 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_36_4 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Mussau or Admiralty Early Mussau Lapita (3250 - 2950 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_36_7 Etapakengaroasa (Emananus) Mussau or Admiralty Early Mussau Lapita (3250 - 2950 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_36_8 Etapakengaroasa (Emananus) Mussau or Admiralty Early Mussau Lapita (3250 - 2950 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_36_2

ECA88_4_12 ECA88_4_12
Sherd ECA88-4-12 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_36_2 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.

Calcareous (Type A).


WD_36_4

ECA66_8_15 ECA66_8_15
Sherd ECA66-8-15 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_36_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.

Calcareous (Type A).


WD_36_7

EHB1_5_12 EHB1_5_12
Sherd EHB1-5-12 from Etapakengaroasa (Emananus). Slide WD_36_7 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.

Calcareous (Type A).


WD_36_8

EHB2_3_8 EHB2_3_8
Sherd EHB2-3-8 from Etapakengaroasa (Emananus). Slide WD_36_8 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.

Calcareous (Type A).


References:

Talepakemalai: Lapita and Its Transformations in the Mussau Islands of Near Oceania (Dickinson, W. & Kirch, P.)