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Aztec West Ruin: Perishable Artifacts and Pottery from Excavations by the American Museum of Natural History
PROJECT Lori Reed. Laurie Webster.

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: Basket Ladle, AMNH 29.1/3219 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Basket Ladle, Accession AMNH29.1, Catalog #3219. Morris FS 5432. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Painted basket ladle or rattle with remnants of red clay coating, 2 rod and welt, grass, yucca, willow or sumac. Images: AMNH 29.1/3219A: basket ladle with remnants of red clay coating. AMNH 29.1/3219B: detail showing remnants of red clay coating. AMNH 29.1/3219C: underside. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Lower Level, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 189 at...