Room152-2 (Other Keyword)
1-2 (2 Records)
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 Splints AZRU8-2600 (2006)
Basket Splints, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2600. Morris FS 3885. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of basket splints, possibly willow, wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: L 13.0, D 5.0 where bound CM. Image: AZRU8-2600 A: bundle of basket splints. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room152-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 152-2 as having: “In the southwest corner a bundle of rush stems the raw material for plaited mats, and a coil of basket splints. The...