Where: Micronesia, Federated States of (9.8° N, 140.5° E: paleocoordinates 9.8° N, 140.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• Six natural strata were recognized. The ground surface was covered with black organic sandy soil containing a number of potsherds, shell tools, and modem materials such as glass bottles, iron nails, and pieces of plastic sheet. These modem artifacts were present through Layer 2. Layer 3 is a black organic soil (0.3 m thick) rich in artifacts and faunal remains. The artifacts from this layer correlate with those from Layer 3 of FSFA-I. A radiocarbon age on charcoal from Layer 3 of FSFA-2 is A.D. 1020-1276. Over 300 potsherds were recovered from Layer I to the upper part of Layer 6. Layer 5 yielded several worked pieces of turtle carapace, a shell adze, a shell bracelet, and a shell pendant. A radiocarbon age on charcoal from Layer 5 is A.D. 70-410. Layer 6 is beach sand with gray banding. Except for a Tridacna shell tool, some potsherds, and some rat bones from the upper portion, Layer 6 was culturally sterile. It was excavated to a depth of 3 m, when the sand became wet and cemented.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; unlithified, calcareous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by M. Intoh in 1991

Primary reference: D. W. Steadman and M. Intoh. 1994. Biogeography and prehistoric exploitation of birds from Fais Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. Pacific Science 48:116-135 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 194651: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 24.06.2018

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