Four Corners Region (Geographic Keyword)

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 84 composite wall elevations created by splicing together multiple images (photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII two-story room located in the NE Sector of the East Wing (see Morris 1924). Image AZRU-J99.084: West interior wall composite created using AZRU1999R30020 & AZRU1999R30025. No photos available to create a south interior wall, east interior wall or north interior wall composite

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 97 composite wall elevations created by splicing together multiple images (photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII one-story room located in the NE Sector of the East Wing and in the NE corner of West Ruin (see Morris 1924). Image AZRU-J99.097A: South interior wall copied from AZRU1999R42-0033; Image AZRU-J99.097B: East interior wall copied from AZRU1999R42-0029; Image AZRU-J99.097C: West interior wall copied from AZRU1999R43-0001; ...

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 98 composite wall elevations created by splicing together multiple images (photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII one-story room located in the NE Sector of the East Wing and in the NE corner of West Ruin (see Morris 1924). Image AZRU-J99.098A: South interior wall copied from AZRU1999R42-0024; Image AZRU-J99.098B: South exterior wall copied from AZRU1999R42-0018; Image AZRU-J99.098C: West interior wall copied from AZRU1999R42-0025. No...

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 71 room suite (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). First-story room suite adjacent to Kiva F (see Morris 1928: 318-319, etc.). Image AZRU-G01-10: View through aligned doorways looking NW from Room 71. Image AZRU-G01-11: View through aligned doorways looking NW from Room 75. Image AZRU-G01-12: View through aligned doorways looking SE from Room 77. Image AZRU-G01-16: View through aligned doorways looking NE from Room 61.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 71 room suite (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Second-story room suite adjacent to Kiva F (see Morris 1928: 317-319.). Image AZRU-G01-18: View through aligned doorways looking NW from Room 72.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 64 room suite (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Second-story room suite adjacent to Kiva F. (See Morris 1928: 327). Image AZRU-G02-22: Interior view through aligned doorways looking SE from Room 81 toward Room 64. Image AZRU-G02-23: Interior view through first-story doorway looking SE from Room 80 into Room 64. Image AZRU-G02-24: Interior view of NW corner of first-story room looking NW and up from inside Room 64.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 66 room suite (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). First- and second-story room suite. (See Morris 1928: 336-337, etc.) Image AZRU-G02-26: Looking SE through aligned first-story doorways from Room 82 to Room 66. Image AZRU-G02-27: Looking SE through first-story doorway in south wall of Room 84 to Room 67. Image AZRU-G02-28: Interior view of south wall in Room 66 looking south. Image AZRU-G02-29: Interior view of south wall in Room 66 looking south. Image...

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 4, Kiva L (photographed by Gary Brown). Kiva is central core of the great house. No publication exists on the kivas excavated by AMNH (but see unpublished Morris kiva notes). Image AZRU-G04-12: Overview of kiva looking ESE from third story Room 114.

DOCUMENT Citation Only H. Barry Holt.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Earl H. Morris.

This report by Earl H. Morris summarizes his observations and interpretations of excavated rooms at Aztec West Ruin between 1916 and 1922. To quote Morris' introduction to the monograph "In compiling these notes, it was the desire of the writer to set down each and every condition observed that might aid in explaining the building of the pueblo, the cycle of its inhabitation, and the agencies of its destruction, and make possible the reconstruction of at least the cultural history of those who...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Earl H. Morris.

The following pages contain the greater part of the notes recorded while excavations at the Aztec Ruin were in progress. The first were written in July, 1916; the last, in August, 1927. Those here segregated are confined to secular rooms and general conditions, the ceremonial chambers having been reserved for treatment in a paper dealing specifically with kivas.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Emil W. Haury.

The body of literature dealing with the archaeology of the San Juan drainage, while large, is strangely silent concerning the extreme northeastern corner of Arizona in the region of the Carrizo and Lukachukai Mountains. Prudden, in his classic study of the ruins in the San Juan watershed, mentions both surface and cave sites but they were small for the most part, and none received more than a cursory examination. Many years later, in 1924, a Peabody Museum expedition headed by Oliver LaFarge,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Paul R. Nickens.

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IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Bark Coil, Accession AZRU-00020, Catalog #2806. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of probable willow bark strips wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: D 15.0 (outer), 8.0 (inner) CM. Image: AZRU20-2806A: coil of willow-bark strips wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Room [Unknown], Aztec West Ruin. Artifact from Aztec Ruins National Monument but of unknown provenience.

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8634. Morris FS 2125. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, 3 rod bunched, sumac basket base with rawhide strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/8634A: basket base with rawhide strips along one side. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 78, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 78 at the time of excavation is as follows. “About three-fourths of a cord of cedar splints such as were used in the construction of ceilings had been left in Room...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Basket Base, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #9872. FS 167. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Base of coiled basket attached to large rock, plus frags. Measurements: 6.0 L, 6.0 W (piece fused to stone). Images: AZRU61-9872 A: basket base fused to stone. AZRU61-9872 B: basket base fused to stone, closer view. AZRU61-9872 C: coiled basket fragment, 2-rod-and-bundle foundation. Recovered from Room 225, 80-100 CM bel 2nd datum, Aztec West Ruin.

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Basket Ladle, Accession AMNH29.1, Catalog #3219. Morris FS 5432. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Painted basket ladle or rattle with remnants of red clay coating, 2 rod and welt, grass, yucca, willow or sumac. Images: AMNH 29.1/3219A: basket ladle with remnants of red clay coating. AMNH 29.1/3219B: detail showing remnants of red clay coating. AMNH 29.1/3219C: underside. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Lower Level, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 189 at...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Basket Plaque, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2896. Morris FS 3739. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled basket plaque or base. Measurements: D 11.7 CM. Image: AZRU8-2896 A: small plaque or bowl fragment with a one-rod foundation. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as follows: “the immediate floor covering was a foot of refuse, with Burials Nos. 60 and 61 on the surface of the refuse…[long...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Basket Plaque, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2897. Morris FS 3738. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled basket plaque or base. Measurements: D 12.7 CM Image: AZRU8-2897 incomplete plaque or the flat base of a steep-sided basket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as follows: “the immediate floor covering was a foot of refuse, with Burials Nos. 60 and 61 on the surface of the refuse…[long...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

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...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Bifurcated Basket, Accession AZRU-00025, Catalog #3353. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. A bifurcated basket in very poor condition. Collected by George Pearson, Farmington, NM, from cliff house near Oljato (Utah-Arizona border) in 1938-39. Not analyzed further. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU25-3353A: bifurcated basket from site near Oljato, AZ. Recovered from a site near Oljato, Arizona. Artifact from the Four Corners region donated by Mr. and Mrs. George...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Bone Tube, Accession AZRU-00020(?), Catalog #3072. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Polished bone tube strung on piece of 2S-Z yucca cordage, which extends from tube. Measurements: L 9.0, W 1.5 CM (tube only). Image: AZRU20-3072A: bone tube strung with 2sZ yucca cordage. Recovered from Room [Unknown], Aztec West Ruin. Artifact from Aztec Ruins National Monument but of unknown provenience.

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Bound and Knotted Yucca Leaves, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1042. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of yucca leaves tied in square knots, bound crosswise at center with additional leaves tied in square knots. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU8-1042 A: Bundle of bound and knotted yucca leaves. AZRU8-1042 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 136-2(?), Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Bound Corn Tassels, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2749. Morris FS 5038. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle of corn tassels wrapped crosswise five times with narrow twigs. Measurements: L 25.0, W 6.0 where bound CM. Images: AZRU8-2749 A: bundle of corn tassels bound with twigs. AZRU8-2749 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 180, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 180 as “fallen into ruin [before the later occupation of Aztec Ruin]. The partial...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Bound Sticks, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2634. Morris FS 3594. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two sticks bound together with a split twig. Some brown bark still present. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU8-2634 A: two sticks wrapped with split twig binding. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room154-2, third story, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 154-2 Morris reports that “Through the vent in the west wall of Room 113 made by relic hunters it could be seen that the eastern third...