Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061

Summary

Examples of worked sherds reshaped into disks from Room 225, 204, 129, and West Plaza Trench, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 53: interior view of sherd disks: a) Mesa Verde B/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping (fragment) from Room 225 (Catalog #6635, FS49); b) St Johns Polychrome rim sherd formed into a disk by grinding from Room 204 (Catalog #10035, FS65); c) Mesa Verde B/w rim sherd formed into a disk by grinding from Room 129 (Catalog #6719, FS5); d) McElmo/Mesa Verde B/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping from West Plaza Trench (Catalog #7600, FS126); e) McElmo style b/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping from Room 129 (Catalog #9945, FS21); f) Mesa Verde style b/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping and grinding from Room 204 (Catalog#5511, FS13); g) McElmo B/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping from Room 204 (Catalog#5688; FS159). Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 54: exterior view of sherd disks: a) Mesa Verde B/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping (fragment) from Room 225 (Catalog #6635, FS49); b) St Johns Polychrome rim sherd formed into a disk by grinding from Room 204 (Catalog #10035, FS65); c) Mesa Verde B/w rim sherd formed into a disk by grinding from Room 129 (Catalog #6719, FS5); d) McElmo/Mesa Verde B/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping from West Plaza Trench (Catalog #7600, FS126); e) McElmo style b/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping from Room 129 (Catalog #9945, FS21); f) Mesa Verde style b/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping and grinding from Room 204 (Catalog #5511, FS13); g) McElmo B/w rim sherd formed into a disk by chipping from Room 204 (Catalog #5688; FS159).

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Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1140 to 1280 (Post-Chacoan)

Calendar Date: 1110 to 1140 (Late Chacoan)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Gary Brown

Contributor(s): Anne Grulich; Aztec Ruins National Monument

Principal Investigator(s): Lori Reed

Repository(s): Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM

Record Identifiers

Aztec Ruins National Monument Accession Number(s): AZRU-00061

Notes

General Note: Publication or use of the image is restricted; permission may be obtained through consultation with National Park Service, Aztec Ruins National Monument.

General Note: High resolution images of the item are archived and available to researchers through the National Park Service, Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Source Collections

Original Item: Hibben Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Image: NPS, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico.

Related Comparative Collections

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at Hibben Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at American Museum of Natural History, New York

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

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