Petrographic and Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis Conducted on Micronesian Pottery

question 36

Multiple Choice

Petrographic and instrumental neutron activation analysis conducted on Micronesian pottery determined which of the following?

• A) Pottery found on the atolls was all manufactured on the high island of Yap, confirming an ancient trade network between Yap and outlying atolls.
• B) Pottery found on the atolls was all manufactured locally; each atoll had its own source of high quality clay from which ceramic vessels were manufactured.
• C) Although the clay used to manufacture most of the pottery came from the high island of Yap, the actual manufacture of pottery took place on the atolls.
• D) It was impossible to determine the particular high island that was the source of the clay used to manufacture Micronesian pottery because the islands have such similar geologic histories.

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