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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: Sagebrush Bundle AZRU8-2764 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Sagebrush Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2764. Morris FS 3657. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle of stems with velvety leaves, probably sagebrush, wrapped crosswise with strip of broadleaf yucca. Piece of Z-spun cotton yarn stuck to bundle. Measurements: L 24.5, D 3.5 WHERE BOUND CM. Image: AZRU8-2764 A: bundle of sagebrush. Cotton yarn stuck to sample. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room136-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time...