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This project includes images of ceramic and perishable artifacts from Accession AZRU-61 recovered during the 1984 Archeological Investigations for Modifications to West Ruin Drainage project. Excavations associated with the project were under the direction of Jim Trott of the National Park Service, Santa Fe support office. In addition to trench excavations in the Aztec West plaza, several rooms (225, 221, 222, 223, 129, 158(2), 204, 232, and 255) in the north and west wings of the great house...
Aztec West Ruin: Perishable Artifacts and Pottery from Excavations by the American Museum of Natural History
Digital images of pottery and perishable items recovered from Earl Morris' excavations of Aztec West Ruin between 1916 and 1922. Although Morris' excavations at Aztec were extensive, his analysis and descriptions of the artifact assemblage were cursory. In 2003, Laurie Webster and Lori Stephens Reed began systematic analysis, documentation, and digital imaging of pottery and perishables from Morris' Aztec West Ruin collections housed at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY and...
Perishable: Yucca Base AZRU61-9449 (2006)
Yucca Base, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #9449. FS 174. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Not analyzed. Measurements: Not Measured. Image: AZRU61-9449 A: base of narrowleaf yucca plant. Recovered from Room 225, 180-200 CM bel 2nd datum, Aztec West Ruin.
Perishable: Yucca Plant AMNH 29.0/8416 (2006)
Yucca Plant, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8416. Morris FS 1909. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Narrowleaf yucca plant. Image: AMNH 29.0/8416A: narrowleaf yucca plant. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had been left standing in the southeast corner. The ceiling support was one...