Qaranicagi Archaeological Ceramics

Archaeological sherd measurements associated with:<br>Cochrane, E. E. (2002). "Explaining the Prehistory of Ceramic Technology on Waya Island, Fiji." Archaeology in Oceania 37(1): 37-50.<br>Column Heads:<br>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=carination<br>Weight: in grams<br>Thickness 1, 2 and 3: in mm<br>Fire Core: 0=no observation <br>See template<br>[For possible use1=Incompletely Oxidized2=Oxidized3=Reduced]<br>Aplastics: dominant mode greater than 50% 0=no observation1=Calcerous2=Terrigenous3=mixed calcereous and terrigenous4=Shell5=Mixed (none dominant)<br>Aplastic Abundance:Ethan Cochrane:0=no observation1=few2=common3=abundant<br>Interior and Exterior Colour: 0=no observation1=7.5R +vlaue and chroma2=5R3=10R4=2.5YR5=5YR6=7.5YR7=10YR8=2.5Y9=5Y<br>Hardnesses: Moh's scale, value=lowest value that scratches the sherd, fingernail=2.5<br>Surface modification: 0=no observation1=plain2=PIPR3=PICH4=Incised5=Comb6=Punctate7=Shell8=Shell and Comb9=Applique10=Endtool notching11=wiped12=comb and end tool<br>Modification Location:0=no observation1=plain2=lip3=rim, exterior4=rim, interior5=rim, interior and ext.6=neck, exterior7=neck, interior8=body<br>Organic Residues: 0=no observation1=absent2=present, interior3=present, exterior4=present, both surfaces<br>Rim Orientation: 0=no observation1=direct2=inverted<br>Rim Profile: 0=no observation1=parallel2=thinned3=thickened4=interior thickened5=exterior thickened<br>Lip Shape: 0=no observation1=rounded2=squared3=pointed<br>For additional information (e.g., site designations) see:<br>Cochrane, E. E. (2009). The Evolutionary Archaeology of Ceramic Diversity in Ancient Fiji. Oxford, Archaeopress.<br>