Four Corners Region (Geographic Keyword)
251-275 (1,376 Records)
Slipped White Ware, cylinder jar (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2110, Morris FS 4615. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand and white sandstone temper and vitrified paste suggest the cylinder jar was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is only about 20% complete. The perforated lug(s) just below rim are typical of cylinder jars. The orifice diameter is 13 cm; height unknown. Image AZRU8-2110 A: view of cylinder jar showing exterior surface with incised coils and perforated...
Ceramic: Slipped white, effigy appendage, AZRU-00001/645 (2006)
Slipped white, effigy appendage (arm or leg) (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #645, Morris FS 4622. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is trachyte indicating production in the Chuska region. Appendage fragment probably represents less than 5% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-645 A: side view of effigy appendage. Image AZRU1-645 B: longitudinal view of appendage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West Ruin. No published description of Kiva R available.
Ceramic: Slipped white, effigy foot, AZRU-00001/641 (2006)
Slipped white, effigy foot (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #641, Morris FS 4621. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is medium quartz sand. Paste looks like local high silt clay; probably a locally made item. Foot represents probably less than 5% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-641 A: side view of effigy foot. Image AZRU1-641 B: anterior or front view of foot showing shape of toes or claws. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West Ruin. No published description of...
Ceramic: Smudged black ware jar shoulder fragment, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
Smudged black ware (possibly Aztec Black), jar shoulder fragment, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #6878 (FS 126). Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 10: exterior view of sherd showing polished/smudged exterior surface. Sherd recovered from West Plaza Trench.
Ceramic: Smudged Black Ware, bowl, AZRU-00001/1018 (2006)
Smudged Black Ware, bowl (miniature), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #1018, Morris FS 4311. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is unknown; not visible. It is likely that the bowl is Aztec Black and produced at Aztec. Bowl is reconstructed with 40% original fragments and 60% unknown paster material. Measurements: 8.5 cm orifice diameter (based on reconstruction), 4.2 cm height. Image AZRU1-1018 A: oblique view of exterior showing shape of bowl. Image AZRU1-1018 B: interior view of bowl. Recovered...
Ceramic: Toadlena Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU-00001/974 (2006)
Toadlena Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #974, Morris FS 4275. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is trachyte indicating manufacture in the Chuska Valley region. Bowl is 95% complete with about 1% reconstructed with unknown paster material and 4% missing. Measurements: 19.5 cm orifice diameter, 10.2 cm height. Image AZRU1-974 A: closeup of interior design. Image AZRU1-974 B: closeup of interior base showing abrasion and wear of slip and paint. Image AZRU1-974 C: closeup of...
Ceramic: Toadlena Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU-00008/1493 (2006)
Toadlena Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1493, Morris FS 4278. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is trachyte indicating production in the Chuska Valley. Bowl is now fragmentary but was previously restored unknown adhesive. Measurements: 13 cm orifice diameter (estimate), 17.5 cm height (estimate). Image AZRU8-1493 A: view of rim and body fragments showing interior design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva Q, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1924:257)...
Ceramic: Tularosa Patterned Corrugated, rectangular bowl, AMNH 29.0/7128 (2004)
Tularosa Patterned Corrugated, bowl (trencher style), Accession 29.0, Catalog #7128. Morris FS 724. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper not analyzed. Bowl is rectangular shaped; smudged and polished interior; fine patterned corrugations on exterior. Although the vessel is 100% complete, roughly 40% is an artist reconstruction using unknown clay and black paint. Most of the original smudging on the interior surface was painted over with black commercial paint to reconstruct a smudged appearance. ...
Ceramic: Tusayan Black-on-red, bowl, AMNH 29.0/6981 (2004)
Tusayan Black-on-red, bowl, Accession 29.0, Catalog #6981. Morris FS 672. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is sand and sherd; Tsegi Orange Ware. Bowl is restored with unknown adhesive but roughly 10% is missing. Image AMNH 29.0/6981 A: interior view of bowl showing painted design. Image AMNH 29.0/6981 B: exterior view showing washy red slip over orange surface. Image AMNH 29.0/6981C: closeup of interior Dogoszhi style design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 47, Aztec West Ruin. ...
Ceramic: Tusayan Black-on-red, bowl, AZRU-00001/1014 (2006)
Tusayan Black-on-red, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #1014, Morris FS 4310. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sherd temper and red paste indicates Tsegi Orange Ware manufactured in the Kayenta region. Bowl is reconstructed with 70% original fragments and 30% unknown paster material. Measurements: 19.5 cm orifice diameter, 12 cm height. Image AZRU1-1014 A: view of exterior surface showing shape of bowl. Image AZRU1-1014 B: closeup of interior design. Image AZRU1-1014 C: interior view showing...
Ceramic: Tusayan Black-on-red, bowl, AZRU-00001/969 (2006)
Tusayan Black-on-red, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #969, Morris FS 4309. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Based on orange paste and sand/sherd temper, the bowl was produced in the Kayenta region. Bowl is 100% complete with 80% original vessel and 20% reconstruction using unknown plaster material. Image AZRU1-969 A: closeup of exterior base showing hard surface use attrition. Measurements: 20.5 cm orifice diameter, 12 cm height. Image AZRU1-969 B: exterior view showing shape of bowl and drill...
Ceramic: Unfired clay jar stopper from Room 48 Aztec West Ruin, AMNH 29.0/7529 (2004)
Unfired clay jar stopper (Analysis Lori Reed 2004). Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion of this deposit was of vegetable substance; cornstalks, husks, tassels, and cobs, cedarbark, splinters of the same wood, as well as human excrement. This deposit of Chaco age had been completely protected from moisture and constituted,...
Ceramic: Unpainted white ware oval bowl AZRU1-1020 (2011)
Cibola, unpainted white ware, oval bowl, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #1020, Morris FS 5478. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Bright white washy slip and sand/sherd temper indicates nonlocal production in the Chaco-Cibola area. Approximately 50% of trencher is a restoration using some type of plaster material. Measurements: 26 x 10.7 cm length/width, 6.2 cm height. Image AZRU1-1020 A: side view showing vessel shape. Image AZRU1-1020 B: top view showing interior. AZRU1-1020 C: top view showing...
Ceramic: Untempered mudware, bowl, AMNH 29.0/6754 (2004)
Untempered mudware, miniature bowl, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6754. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is fine quartz sand in a silty low fired paste. Bowl is 100% complete, with only a small nick in the rim. Measurements: 8.7 cm orifice diameter, 5.4 cm height. Image AMNH 29.0/6754 A: exterior view showing shape of bowl. Image AMNH 29.0/6754 B: interior view showing polished surface. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva D, Aztec West Ruin. Morris describes Kiva D as having “been...
Ceramic: Wingate Black-on-red, bowl, AZRU1-904 (2011)
Wingate Black-on-red, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #904. Morris FS 4238. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper not examined; not visible. Vessel is 100% complete with about 50% reconstruction with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 18.5 cm orifice diameter, 10.3 cm height. Image AZRU1-904 A: side view showing shape of bowl. Image AZRU1-904 B: side view showing shape of bowl. Image AZRU1-904 C: interior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-904 D: interior view showing painted design....
Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
Worked sherds, disks formed by grinding or chipping, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 62 and 63: interior and exterior surface views of sherd disks: a) White Mountain Red Ware indeterminate polychrome small chipped disk (Catalog #5590, FS79, Room 204); b) Pueblo III style b/w small chipped disk (Catalog #9997, FS79, Room 204); c) Mesa Verde style b/w small chipped disk (Catalog #9984, FS64, Room 204); d) Pueblo II/III...
Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
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...
Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
Worked sherds, disks formed by grinding or chipping, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 55 and 56: interior and exterior surface views of sherd disks; top row: Pueblo III style b/w disk formed by grinding (fragment) (Catalog #9959, FS126, West Plaza Trench); Mesa Verde style b/w disk formed by grinding (fragment) (Catalog #6757, FS30, Room 129); Corrugated gray disk formed by grinding (Catalog #9963, FS113, Room 204);...
Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
Worked sherds, disks formed by grinding or chipping, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 57 and 58: interior and exterior surface views of sherd disks: a) Pueblo III style b/w small ground disk (Catalog #7587, FS166, Room 225); b) Pueblo III style b/w small ground disk (Catalog #9991, FS8, Room 204); c) Pueblo III style b/w small chipped disk (Catalog #6621, FS34, Room 232); d) White Mountain White Ware indeterminate...
Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
Worked sherds, disks formed by grinding or chipping, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 60 and 61: interior and exterior surface views of sherd disks: a) Mesa Verde style b/w chipped disk (fragment) (Catalog #9960, FS65, Room 204); b) Mesa Verde B/w chipped/ground disk (fragment) (Catalog #9956, FS166, Room 225); c) Pueblo III style b/w chipped disk (Catalog#6770, FS33, Room 129); d) Mesa Verde style b/w chipped/ground...
Ceramic: Worked Sherds, AMNH29.0 (2004)
Worked Sherds From Aztec West Ruin, Accession AMNH 29.0, Catalog Numbers: 9815-9818 (Morris FS 3299-3302), 9820-9838 (Morris FS 3304-3322), 9840-9841 (Morris FS 3324-3325). Analyzed by Lori Reed, 2004. Image AMNH29-chip-disk-A: sherd disks formed by chipping, no evidence of grinding (a. AMNH29.0/9836 PII/IIIstyle b/w; b. AMNH29.0/9830 Mesa Verde style b/w; c. AMNH29.0/9835 PIII style b/w; d. AMNH29.0/9837 Mesa Verde style b/w; e. AMNH29.0/9831 Mesa Verde style b/w; f. AMNH29.0/9827 Mesa Verde...
Ceramic: Worked sherds, chipped and ground disks, Accession AZRU-000061 (2005)
Worked sherds, disks formed by grinding or chipping, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 20 and 59: interior and exterior views of disks a) White Mountain Red Ware indeterminate polychrome small chipped disk (Catalog #5590, FS79, Room 204); b) Pueblo III style b/w small chipped disk (Catalog #9997, FS79, Room 204); c) Mesa Verde style b/w small chipped disk (Catalog #9984, FS64, Room 204); d) Pueblo III style b/w small...
Ceramic: Worked sherds, chipped and ground disks, Accession AZRU-000061 (2005)
Worked sherds, disks formed by grinding or chipping, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 19: top row: Pueblo III style b/w small ground disk (Catalog #7587, FS166, Room 225); Pueblo III style b/w small disk (Catalog #9991, FS8, Room 204); Pueblo III style b/w small chipped disk (Catalog #6621, FS34, Room 232); White Mountain Red Ware indeterminate polychrome chipped and ground disk (Catalog #9951, FS12, Room 129); Mesa...
Ceramic: Worked sherds, ground tabular-shaped objects, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
Worked sherds, tabular-shaped objects ("gaming pieces") formed by grinding, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 21: Top Row: McElmo/Mesa Verde style b/w (Catalog #9950, FS12, Room 129); Slipped white (Catalog #10037, FS13, Room 204); Pueblo III style b/w (Catalog #5664, FS104, Room 204); Puerco B/red (Catalog #9957, FS173, Room 225); Bottom Row: Pueblo III style b/w (Catalog #6730, FS12, Room 129); Pueblo III style b/w...
Colorado Plateaus: Cultural Dynamics and Paleoenvironment (1979)
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