Fiji, Qaranicagi Archaeological Ceramics

Archaeological sherd measurements associated with:Cochrane, E. E. (2002). "Explaining the Prehistory of Ceramic Technology on Waya Island, Fiji." Archaeology in Oceania 37(1): 37-50.Column Heads:Sherd Type: 0=no observation (sherd less than 1.5cm in longest dimension)1=body2=rim only3=neck only4=rim and neck (lip identifiable)5=handle6=carinationWeight: in gramsThickness 1, 2 and 3: in mmFire Core: 0=no observation See template[For possible use1=Incompletely Oxidized2=Oxidized3=Reduced]Aplastics: dominant mode greater than 50% 0=no observation1=Calcerous2=Terrigenous3=mixed calcereous and terrigenous4=Shell5=Mixed (none dominant)Aplastic Abundance:Ethan Cochrane:0=no observation1=few2=common3=abundantInterior and Exterior Colour: 0=no observation1=7.5R +vlaue and chroma2=5R3=10R4=2.5YR5=5YR6=7.5YR7=10YR8=2.5Y9=5YHardnesses: Moh's scale, value=lowest value that scratches the sherd, fingernail=2.5Surface modification: 0=no observation1=plain2=PIPR3=PICH4=Incised5=Comb6=Punctate7=Shell8=Shell and Comb9=Applique10=Endtool notching11=wiped12=comb and end toolModification Location:0=no observation1=plain2=lip3=rim, exterior4=rim, interior5=rim, interior and ext.6=neck, exterior7=neck, interior8=bodyOrganic Residues: 0=no observation1=absent2=present, interior3=present, exterior4=present, both surfacesRim Orientation: 0=no observation1=direct2=invertedRim Profile: 0=no observation1=parallel2=thinned3=thickened4=interior thickened5=exterior thickenedLip Shape: 0=no observation1=rounded2=squared3=pointedFor additional information (e.g., site designations) see:Cochrane, E. E. (2009). The Evolutionary Archaeology of Ceramic Diversity in Ancient Fiji. Oxford, Archaeopress.

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Author Ethan Cochrane (1190790)
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Source https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Qaranicagi_Archaeological_Ceramics/5821236
Source Created 2018-01-24T23:41:45Z
Source Modified 2018-01-24T23:41:45
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Source Identifier 10.17608/k6.auckland.5821236
Dataset metadata created 1 August 2019, last updated 28 March 2025