Town / City (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Settlements
Larger settlements with more dwellings and a wide variety of other kinds of structures. These settlements typically have internally organized infrastructure of streets or walkways and water and waste-disposal systems. Typically occupied for decades or centuries.
126-150 (2,061 Records)
Chaco-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 26: top left: Catalog #6845 FS166 bowl rim of Chaco-Cibola origin; top right: Catalog #7595 FS166 jar fragment of Chaco-Cibola origin; bottom left: Catalog #6679 FS143 bowl rim of local origin (Animas Variety); bottom right: Catalog #7593 FS169 bowl rim of local origin (Animas Variety).
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white jar fragment from West Plaza Trench, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #7226, FS126. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 42: exterior view of Chaco-McElmo B/w jar fragment of nonlocal Chaco-Cibola origin.
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragment), AZRU-00008/4991 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4991, Morris FS 4585. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sherd/sand/shale temper and low-fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec or another site in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl fragments represent only about 40% of vessel. Measurements: 21 cm orifice diameter; height unknown. Image AZRU8-4991 A: rim fragments showing interior design (top and lower left) and exterior surface of rim fragment showing...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragment), AZRU-00008/4992 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4992, Morris FS 4586. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand temper and low-fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec or another site in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl fragments represent only about 40% of vessel. Measurements: 18 cm orifice diameter; height unknown. Image AZRU8-4992 A: rim fragments showing interior design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West Ruin. No...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragment), AZRU-00008/4993 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4993, Morris FS 4587. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/sherd temper and low-fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec or another site in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl fragments represent only about 40% of vessel. Measurements: 16 cm orifice diameter, 8 cm height. Image AZRU8-4993 A: rim fragments (restored) showing interior design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH 29.0/6898 (2004)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession 29.0, Catalog #6898. Morris FS 505. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is sand and sherd in a well-fired paste suggesting production in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl is restored with unknown adhesive but roughly 30% is missing. Measurements: 24.5 cm orifice diameter; 9.5 cm height. Image AMNH 29.0/6898 A: closeup of interior design. Image AMNH 29.0/6898 B: interior view showing full design layout. Note: exterior surface is slipped and unpainted....
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH 29.0/6980 (2004)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6980, Morris FS 587. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is fine sand and shale in a silty paste suggesting manufacture at Aztec or in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl is 45% complete with restoration using unknown adhesive. Image AMNH 29.0/6980a: exterior view. Image AMNH 29.0/6980b: interior view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Room 47 is in the east wing of West Ruin. Earl Morris’...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH 29.0/6986 (2004)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6986, Morris FS 597. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is fine sand in a silty paste suggesting manufacture at Aztec or in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl is 60% complete with reconstruction using an unknown adhesive. Image AMNH 29.0/6986 A: interior view. Image AMNH 29.0/6986 B: exterior view. Image AMNH 29.0/6986 C: interior design view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins.Room 47 is in...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH 29.0/6988 (2004)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, pitcher, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6988, Morris FS 588. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Medium sand temper, well-fired paste, and bright washy white slip indicates manufacture in the Chaco Cibola region. Pitcher is 70% complete with reconstruction using an unknown adhesive. Image AMNH 29.0/6988 A: side view. Image AMNH 29.0/6988 B: side view. AMNH 29.0/6988 C: handle side view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Room 47 is in...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH29.0/8096 (2004)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession 29.0, Catalog #8096. Morris FS 1642. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper not analyzed; not visible. Well fired paste, washy slip, and slipslop over exterior suggests Chaco Cibola manufacture. Measurements: 22.4 cm orifice diameter; 9.6 cm height. Image AMNH29-8096 A: exterior view of base showing painted X and edges of slipslop visible in lower right. Image AMNH29-8096 B: interior view showing...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU-00001/827 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #827, Morris FS 4274. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is sand and sherd, but based on paste and slip textures the bowl may have been manufactured at Aztec. Bowl is 99% complete with minimal reconstruction with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 22.5 cm orifice diameter, 8.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-825 A: oblique view of exterior showing bowl shape; note the slip-slop over exterior rim edge typical of Chaco-McElmo. Image...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU-00001/839 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #839, Morris FS 4575. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Bright white washy slip and sand/sherd indicated manufacture in the Chaco-Cibola region. Bowl is 85% complete with restoration using unknown adhesive. Measurements: 22.4 cm orifice diameter, 9.4 cm height. Image AZRU1-839 A: closeup of interior design. Image AZRU1-839 B: view of interior design. Image AZRU1-824 C: view of exterior showing shape of bowl and slip-slop over rim edge....
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU-00001/965 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #965, Morris FS 4281. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Bright white washy slip and sand/sherd indicated manufacture in the Chaco-Cibola region. Bowl is 75% complete with roughly 25% restoration using unknown adhesive. Measurements: 21.2 cm orifice diameter, 9.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-965 A: exterior view showing bowl shape and slip-slop over exterior rim. Image AZRU1-965 B: closeup of interior design also showing washy application of...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU-00008/4986 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4986, Morris FS 4283. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/shale temper and low fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec. Bowl fragments represent only about 60% of vessel. Measurements: 22 cm orifice diameter (estimate); height unknown. Image AZRU8-4986 A: bowl fragments showing painted design below rim (upper left), exterior slip-slop over rim edge (upper right), painted design on upper body sherd...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, clam shell bowl, AZRU-00001/992 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, miniature clam shell (bivalve) bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #992, Morris FS 4612. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is sand examined on the exterior base surface; bright white washy slip suggests bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl was reconstructed with 75% original fragments and 25% unknown paster material. Measurements: 8 cm orifice diameter, 3.6 cm height. Image AZRU1-992 A: exterior view showing vessel shape. Image AZRU1-992 B:...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, effigy appendage, AZRU-00001/646 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, effigy appendage (leg/foot) (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #646, Morris FS 4619. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is medium quartz sand and slip is washy and bright white, indicating production in the Chaco Cibola region. Appendage fragment probably represents less than 10% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-646 A: side view of effigy appendage. Image AZRU1-646 B: longitudinal view of appendage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, human effigy, AMNH29.0/6991/7321 (2004)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, human effigy, Accession 29.0, Catalog #6991 (Morris FS 589) and #7321 (Morris FS 913). Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is medium quartz sand and slip is bright white with washy application suggesting production in the Chaco Cibola region. Roughly 40% of effigy fragments were reconstructed with unknown adhesive and plaster material. Note: yellowish unpainted portions are plaster material reconstruction. Much of the head shape, facial features, appendages, and...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, ladle, AMNH29.0/6807 (2004)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, ladle, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6807. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is medium quartz sand in a silty low fired paste suggesting local production at Aztec. Ladle is missing handle and base of bowl. Measurements: 8.8 cm orifice diameter, 4.3 cm height. Image AMNH 29/6807: view showing interior ladle bowl design. Note: rim portion on right side of ladle has missing rim decoration due to dipper wear. The missing handle would have been attached on the exterior...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, ladle, AZRU-00008/2078 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2078, Morris FS 4599. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Silty paste and sand temper suggests the ladle was manufactured at Aztec. Ladle is 85% complete with half of the handle and part of the rim missing. Measurements: 7 x 9 cm orifice dimensions, 4.5 cm height. Image AZRU8-2078 A: view of ladle showing dipper wear on bowl and painted design. Image AZRU8-2078 B: view of ladle showing handle and painted design. Recovered...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, miniature shallow bowl, AZRU-00001/991 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, miniature shallow bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #991, Morris FS 4613. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is unknown; bright white washy slip suggests bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl was reconstructed with 50% original fragments and 50% unknown paster material. Measurements: 12 cm rim diameter, 3 cm height. Image AZRU1-991 A: interior view showing painted design. Note: lower half of bowl with dark color surface is a plaster material...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, pitcher, AMNH 29.0/5160 (2004)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white pitcher, Accession 29.0, Catalog #5160. Morris FS 173. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Sand temper and abundant silt in paste suggests local production in the Middle San Juan, possibly at Aztec. Partial vessel; <50% complete. Measurements: 6 cm orifice diameter, 9.8 cm height. Image AMNH 29.0/5160 A: exterior view showing design and strap handle. Image AMNH 29.0/5160 B: large body fragment and a single rim fragment. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room S2, wing...
Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, pitcher, AZRU-00008/4446 (2006)
Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, pitcher (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4446, Morris FS 4609. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand and sherd temper suggests the pitcher was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is only about 30% complete and has stubs for a strap handle that is missing. As shown in the figure, the pitcher has numerous cut marks that seem to have been for carving and breaking the pitcher into fragments. Measurements: 6 cm orifice diameter (estimate); height...
Ceramic: Corrugated gray, bowl, AZRU1-997 (2011)
Corrugated gray, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #997. Morris FS 4782. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Exterior surface is partially obliterated corrugated and interior surface is scraped plain. Temper is granular igneous rock suggesting manufacture at Aztec. Vessel is 100% complete with 40% reconstructed with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 11.6 cm diameter, 5.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-997 A: interior view showing orifice and interior surface. Image AZRU1-997 B: interior view showing...
Ceramic: Corrugated gray, jar, AZRU8-2096 (2011)
Corrugated gray, jar, Accession AZRU-00008 Catalog #2096. Morris FS 5068. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is unknown crushed rock; unknown provenance. Vessel is 60% complete, but rim and neck is missing. Measurements: 6.5 cm orifice diameter, unknown height. Image AZRU8-2096 A: view of exterior base. Image AZRU8-2096 B: top view showing orifice and broken rim. Image AZRU8-2096 C: exterior side view showing corrugations. Recovered...
Ceramic: Cortez Black-on-white, miniature pitcher, AZRU6-503 (2011)
Cortez Black-on-white, miniature pitcher (gourd shaped), Accession AZRU-00006, Catalog #503. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper not examined; not visible. Vessel is 100% complete. Measurements: 1.7 cm diameter, 9.5 cm height. Image AZRU6-503 A: top view showing orifice. Image AZRU6-503 B: base view. Image AZRU6-503 C: left hand side view showing painted design. Image AZRU6-503 D: front view showing painted design. Image AZRU6-503 E: right hand side view showing painted design. Image AZRU6-503 F:...