San Juan Basin (Geographic Keyword)

101-125 (1,521 Records)

Ceramic: Escavada Black-on-white, ungulate animal effigy, AMNH29.1/3210 (2004)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Escavada Black-on-white, ungulate animal effigy, Chaco Cibola, AMNH Accession 29.1, Catalog #3210. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Medium quartz sand temper (exposed on surface) and washy slip indicate manufacture in the Chaco region. Effigy is poorly reconstructed with plaster material and commercial paint. Head, legs, and parts of the body are original, but at least 50% is a reconstruction. Measurements: 2 cm rim diameter (top of head), 10.1 cm height from feet to back, 17 cm height from feet to...


Ceramic: Example of Chaco Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Chaco Black-on-white sherds from West Plaza Trench, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 45: left: Chaco B/w jar rim of nonlocal origin with a sub-glaze paint (Catalog #6874 FS126); right: Chaco B/w bowl rim of nonlocal origin (Catalog # 6874 FS126).


Ceramic: Examples of Mancos Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mancos Black-on-white sherds from Room 225, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 36: top left: Mancos (Dogoszhi style) jar body sherd of nonlocal origin, Catalog #6843 FS111; top center: Mancos (Dogoszhi style) bowl body sherd of nonlocal origin, Catalog #7589 FS169; top right: Mancos (Dogoszhi style) bowl body sherd of nonlocal origin, Catalog #6938 FS164; bottom left: Mancos (Mancos style) jar body sherd of nonlocal...


Ceramic: Examples of Mancos Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Examples of Mancos Black-on-white from West Plaza Trench, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 43: left: exterior view of Mancos (Sosi style) B/w jar fragment of nonlocal origin (Catalog #7840, FS126); center: exterior view of Mancos (Mancos style) B/w jar fragment of local (Animas Variety) origin (Catalog #7226, FS126); right: interior view of Mancos (Sosi style) B/w bowl fragment of nonlocal origin (Catalog #7226, FS126).


Ceramic: Examples of McElmo Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

McElmo Black-on-white sherds of local and nonlocal production from Room 225, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 27: top left: Catalog #7584 FS52 bowl rim of nonlocal origin; top right: Catalog #7968 FS173 jar fragment of nonlocal origin; bottom left: Catalog #6650 FS111 bowl rim of local origin (Animas Variety); bottom center: Catalog #6677 FS142 jar fragment of local origin (Animas Variety); bottom right: Catalog #6846...


Ceramic: Examples of McElmo Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

McElmo Black-on-white sherds from West Plaza Trench, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 41: left: exterior view of McElmo B/w jar fragment of local (Animas Variety) origin (Catalog #9962, FS126); right: interior view of McElmo B/w bowl rim sherd of nonlocal origin (Catalog #7840, FS126).


Ceramic: Examples of Mesa Verde Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mesa Verde Black-on-white bowl rim sherds of local production from Room 225, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 28: exterior view showing painted design; left) Catalog #7591 FS55; right) Catalog #7609 FS236. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 29: interior view showing painted design; left) Catalog #7591 FS55; right) Catalog #7609 FS236.


Ceramic: Examples of Mesa Verde Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mesa Verde Black-on-white sherds of local production from Room 225, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 30: exterior view showing painted design; left) Catalog #7968 FS173; right) Catalog #7312 FS91. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 31: interior view showing painted design; left) Catalog #7968 FS173; right) Catalog #7312 FS91.


Ceramic: Examples of Mesa Verde Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mesa Verde Black-on-white bowl rim sherds of local production from Room 225, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 32: exterior view showing painted design; top) Catalog #13213 FS72; bottom) Catalog #7312 FS91. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 33: interior view showing painted design; top) Catalog #13213 FS72; bottom) Catalog #7312 FS91.


Ceramic: Examples of Mesa Verde Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mesa Verde Black-on-white bowl sherds of local production from Room 225, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 34: exterior view showing painted design; top left) Catalog #6840 FS92; top center) Catalog #7621 FS209; top right) Catalog #6841 FS171; bottom left) Catalog #6832 FS170; bottom right) Catalog #6927 FS142. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 35: interior view showing painted design; top left) Catalog #6840 FS92; top center)...


Ceramic: Examples of worked sherds showing scallop-shaped ground edges and irregular-shaped disks from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Examples of worked sherds having scallop-shaped ground edges or reshaped into irregular-shaped disks from Room 225, 204, 129, and Trench X1, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 48: top left: interior surface view of Sosi style b/w bowl sherd with scalloped-shaped edge from Trench X1, Catalog #6654 FS502; top center: interior surface view of Mesa Verde B/w bowl rim sherd with scallop-shaped edge from Room 204, Catalog #10023...


Ceramic: Flagstaff Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU-00001/824 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Flagstaff Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #824, Morris FS 4276. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is fine quartz sand, suggesting manufacture in the Kayenta region. Bowl is 100% complete. Measurements: 21.4 cm orifice diameter, 9.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-824 A: Oblique view of exterior showing bowl shape and rim ticking. Image AZRU1-824 B: interior view of bowl showing design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva Q, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1924:257) mentions Kiva...


Ceramic: Flagstaff Black-on-white, canteen, AZRU-00008/4973 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Flagstaff Black-on-white, canteen (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4973, Morris FS ??. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Fine sand and sherd temper suggests the canteen was manufactured in the Kayenta region. Fragments represent only about 75% of vessel. No rim available for orifice measurements. Image AZRU8-4973 A: exterior view of canteen fragment showing design on vessel body and handle. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 43, Aztec West Ruin. Morris indicated that “two...


Ceramic: Gallup Black-on-white frog effigy vessel (fragment), AMNH 29.0/6996 (2004)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Gallup Black-on-white, frog effigy vessel, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6996, Morris FS 594. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Sand temper and well-fired paste indicates manufacture in the Chaco Cibola region. Effigy is only 30% complete. Image AMNH 29/6996 A: front view of head. Image AMNH 29/6996 B: side view of head. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Room 47 is in the east wing of West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of the room at the time of excavation is...


Ceramic: Gallup Black-on-white with pseudo cloisonne design, shouldered jar, AZRU-00008/5020 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Gallup Black-on-white, shouldered jar (fragmentary), with pseudo cloisonne polychrome design painted over original black-on-white design, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #5020, Morris FS 5553. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Medium multi-lithic sand and minor trachyte temper suggests the bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. The two fragments represent less than 10% of vessel. Measurements: 23 cm orifice diameter (estimate); height unknown. Image AZRU8-5020 A: 2 fragments of a Gallup...


Ceramic: Gallup Black-on-white, bowl (fragment), AZRU-00008/4985 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Gallup Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4985, Morris FS 4280. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/sherd temper and well fired paste suggest the bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl fragment represent only about 40% of vessel. Image AZRU8-4985 A: interior view of rim fragments showing painted design and a drill hole. Image AZRU8-4985 B: interior view of rim, body, and base fragments showing interior painted design. Recovered from Earl Morris...


Ceramic: Gallup Black-on-white, miniature pitcher, AZRU-00008/2083 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Gallup Black-on-white, miniature pitcher (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2083, Morris FS 4608. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand and sherd temper, vitrified paste, and mineral paint suggest the pitcher was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is 90% complete with additional fragments. Measurements: 4 cm orifice diameter, 8 cm height. Image AZRU8-2083 A: view of pitcher showing exterior painted design. Note: pitcher has stubs for a strap handle that is missing. Recovered...


Ceramic: Handle fragments with worked edges from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Solid and hollow handle fragments with worked edges, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 51: top left: solid handle with incised line cut or sawed into broken edge (Catalog #6759, FS30, Room 129); top center: hollow handle fragment with broken edge reshaped by grinding (Catalog #5526, FS40, Room 204); right: hollow handle fragment with broken edge reshaped by grinding (Catalog #7610, FS170, Room 225); bottom left: solid...


Ceramic: Hunter Corrugated, jar, AZRU1-923 (2011)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Hunter Corrugated, Olla, rim portion missing, pot sits slightly off center. Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog 923. Morris FS 5171. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Trachyte temper. Measurements: 34.5 cm height, 19.4 orifice diameter (rim missing). Image AZRU1-923A: exterior view. Image AZRU1-923B: exterior view. Image AZRU1-923C: base view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of West Ruin Annex Room A.7. Earl Morris (1924: 238) provides only a cursory description of Room A.7: “Room A.7 was 11 feet...


Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Dogoszhi style), bowl, AZRU-00001/983 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mancos Black-on-white (Dogoszhi style), bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #983, Morris FS 4574. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock and sand indicating manufacture at Aztec. Bowl was reconstructed with about 80% original fragments and 15% unknown paster material; 5% is missing. Measurements: 23 cm orifice diameter, 13 cm height. Image AZRU1-983 A: exterior view showing shape of bowl and isolated design element appended to rim. Image AZRU1-983 B: closeup of interior...


Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Mancos style), bowl, AZRU-00001/811 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mancos Black-on-white (Mancos style), bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #811, Morris FS 4577. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is identified as diorite porphyry, sand, and sherd suggesting production in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl is in fragments 80% original pieces, 10% missing, and 10% reconstruction with unknown plaster material. Bowl had been restored and reconstructed, but is now fragmentary. Measurements: 20 cm orifice diameter estimate. Image AZRU1-811 A: Rim...


Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), bowl (fragments), AZRU-00001/982 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), bowl (fragments), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #982, Morris FS 4572. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is diorite porphyry indicating manufacture in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl fragments were previously reconstructed with unknown adhesive and about 10% unknown paster material. Bowl is now fragmentary due to weakening of adhesive. Measurements: 17 cm rim diameter estimate. Image AZRU1-982 A: interior view of rim and lower body fragments showing that...


Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), bowl (fragments), AZRU-00001/998 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mancos Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #998, Morris FS 4286. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is diorite porphyry suggesting bowl was manufactured in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl was previously reconstructed with 50% original fragments and 50% unknown paster material. Bowl is now fragmentary due to weakened adhesive. Measurements: 18 cm rim diameter estimate. Image AZRU1-998 A: interior base fragment showing anthropomorphic figure painted on base. Image...


Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), seed jar, AZRU-00001/984 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), seed jar, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #984, Morris FS 4658. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating manufacture at Aztec. Seed jar was reconstructed with about 98% original fragments and 2% unknown paster material. Measurements: 8.5 cm orifice diameter, 16.5 cm height Image AZRU1-984 A: exterior view recessed base and painted design. Image AZRU1-984 B: exterior view showing shape of seed jar and design. Image AZRU1-984 C: top...


Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), bowl, AZRU-00001/968 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Mancos Black-on-white, (Sosi style), bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #968, Morris FS 4593. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock/sand/shale suggesting manufacture at Aztec. Bowl is 95% complete with roughly 20% reconstruction using unknown plaster material. Measurements: 18 cm orifice diameter, 10 cm height. Image AZRU1-968 A: interior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-968 B: exterior view showing shape of bowl and indented corrugated surface. Recovered from Earl...