Lifuka Group

Wikidata ID: Q136055158

Lithology and Age: None ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: None       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr426 ** 3 1 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 na
Haapi placer 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr427 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Haapi opaque 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr428 ** 0 1 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 na
Pukatoalo pyroxenic 0 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tonga
tpr171 ** 0 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, siltstone, tectonite, chert
Rewa Delta orogen 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Fiji
tpr429 ** 0 0 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 na
Lifuka pyroxenic 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Tonga
tpr430 ** 4 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 na
Lifuka partially pyroxenic 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Tonga
tpr431 ** 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 na
Lifuka lithic 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Tonga

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_73_1 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'api Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 2 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_2 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_3 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'api Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 2 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_4 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 3 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_6 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 2 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_5 tpr427 (Haapi opaque) Ha'apai 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_9 tpr428 (Pukatoalo pyroxenic) Ha'ano Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 0 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_10 tpr428 (Pukatoalo pyroxenic) Ha'ano Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 0 1 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_17 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_18 tpr429 (Lifuka pyroxenic) Lifuka Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_19 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_20 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_21 tpr431 (Lifuka lithic) Lifuka 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_22 tpr429 (Lifuka pyroxenic) Lifuka Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_23 tpr429 (Lifuka pyroxenic) Lifuka Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_24 tpr431 (Lifuka lithic) Lifuka 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_25 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_69_40 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka 4 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_7 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP) 0 1 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_8 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Early Eastern Lapita (2900 - 2800 BP) 2 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_73_1

FaleloaFoa_51 FaleloaFoa_51
Sherd 51 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_1 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.

Lapita sherd. Has orthopyroxene- Pindex 0.85.


WD_73_2

FaleloaFoa_53a FaleloaFoa_53a
Sherd 53a from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_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.

Lapita sherd. Py index 0.81.


WD_73_3

FaleloaFoa_58 FaleloaFoa_58
Sherd 58 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_3 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.

Lapita sherd. P index 0.86.


WD_73_4

FaleloaFoa_96d FaleloaFoa_96d
Sherd 96d from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_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.

Lapita sherd. With orthopyroxenes.


WD_73_6

FaleloaFoa_100 FaleloaFoa_100
Sherd 100 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_6 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.

Lapita sherd. Has orthopyroxene.


WD_73_5

FaleloaFoa_83e FaleloaFoa_83e
Sherd 83e from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_5 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.

Lapita sherd.


WD_73_9

Haano_107 Haano_107
Sherd 107 from Pukotala (Ha’ano). Slide WD_73_9 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.

Lapita sherd. Orthopyroxenes present. P index 0.85.


WD_73_10

Haano_112 Haano_112
Sherd 112 from Pukotala (Ha’ano). Slide WD_73_10 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd. Has orthopyroxenes. P index 0.86.


WD_73_17

Holopeka_Li1_339C Holopeka_Li1_339C
Sherd 339c from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_17 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.88.


WD_73_18

Holopeka_Ll1_350 Holopeka_Ll1_350
Sherd 350 from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_18 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.9.


WD_73_19

Holopeka_Ll1_339a Holopeka_Ll1_339a
Sherd 339a from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.9.


WD_73_20

Holopeka_Ll1_994a Holopeka_Ll1_994a
Sherd 994a from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_20 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.88.


WD_73_21

Holopeka_Ll1_323 Holopeka_Ll1_323
Sherd 323 from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_21 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.88.


WD_73_22

Holopeka_Ll1_319 Holopeka_Ll1_319
Sherd 319 from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_22 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.89.


WD_73_23

Holopeka_Ll1_339b Holopeka_Ll1_339b
Sherd 339b from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_23 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.87.


WD_73_24

Holopeka_Ll1_994b Holopeka_Ll1_994b
Sherd 994b from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_24 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.86.


WD_73_25

Holopeka_Ll1_426 Holopeka_Ll1_426
Sherd 426 from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_25 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.86.


WD_69_40

Haapai_VI Haapai_VI
Sherd VI from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_69_40 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 hybrid.


WD_73_7

Uiha_1_13 Uiha_1_13
Sherd 1-13 from Vaipuna (‘Uiha). Slide WD_73_7 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd. Has orthopyroxene. Py index 0.82


WD_73_8

Uiha_4_4_14 Uiha_4_4_14
Sherd 4-14 from Vaipuna (‘Uiha). Slide WD_73_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.

Lapita sherd. Has olivine. Has Py index 0.88.


References:

Sand Tempers in Indigenous Lapita and Lapitoid Polynesian Plainware and Imported Protohistoric Fijia (Dickinson, W., Shutler, R., Shortland, R., Burley, D.V., Dye, T.S.)

121 Vaipuna, 'Uiha, Ha'apai, Tonga, 1996 (Dickinson, W.)

Archaeological Discoveries on Niuatoputapu Island Tonga (Rodgers, G.)