Animas Valley (Geographic Keyword)

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9410. Morris FS 2894. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of wrapped and knotted yucca leaves. Images: AMNH 29.0/9410A: bundle of yucca strips. AMNH 29.0/9410B: other face of bundle. AMNH 29.0/9410C: close-up. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door...

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9965. Morris FS 3446. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of wrapped yucca leaves, blackened. Image: AMNH 29.0/9965A: small bundle of yucca leaves, blackened. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 135-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 135-2 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A cobblestone-lined firepit, 1 foot 8 inches in diameter and 5 inches deep, occupied the center of the floor of Room 135-2. A masonry wall...

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00002, Catalog #69. Other No: FS 19. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Twisted hank of yucca fiber. Measurements: L 29.0, W 6.0, TH 5.0 CM. Image: AZRU2-69A: hank of yucca fiber. Recovered from Room 122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Artifact donated by Rosa Abrams.

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00020, Catalog #1775. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Sm bundle of yucca strips bound together with cordage. Measurements: L 22.0, D 6.7 (wide end) CM. Image: AZRU20-1775A: bundle of yucca splints, possible brush. Recovered from Room [Unknown], Aztec West Ruin. Artifact from Aztec Ruins National Monument but of unknown provenience.

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00061, Catalog #9554. FS 165. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two narrowleaf yucca plants bound together with yucca ties. Measurements: 53.0 L, 6.5 W (where bound) CM. Image: AZRU61-9554 A: yucca bundle. Recovered from Room 225, 120-160 CM bel 2nd datum, Aztec West Ruin.

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1391. Other No: FS 5290. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of coarsely processed yucca fiber, some tied in an overhand knot. No binding cord. Measurements: [Not measured]. Image: AZRU8-1391A: bundle of yucca fiber tied in an overhand knot. Recovered from Room 189, Lower Level, Aztec West Ruin. Morris noted that Room 189 “contained the largest quantity of perishable objects from the Chaco period that have to date been taken from any chamber...

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2754. Morris FS 3747. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Charred bundle of narrow yucca splints? wrapped crosswise with a wider yucca strip and 2S-Z feather-wrapped yucca cordage. Measurements: D 19.5 (outer) CM. Image: AZRU8-2754 A: bundle of yucca splints wrapped crosswise with yucca leaves and feather cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as...

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2792. Morris FS 5511. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2S-Z yucca cordage. Possibly a brush. Badly distorted. Originally about 12 CM long. Measurements: L 6.5, W 12.0 CM (flattened). Image: AZRU8-2792 A: bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2z-S yucca cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described...

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2793. Morris FS 5512. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2S-Z yucca cordage. Possibly a brush. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU8-2793 A: bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2z-S yucca cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described “refuse that had been deposited on the second floor, including...

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Yucca Fiber Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2841. Morris FS 4014. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of reddish-brown yucca fiber made by folding the fibers back and forth. Fiber may have been exposed to smoke to produce the reddish-brown color. Measurements: L 16.5, W 5.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2841 A: yucca fiber folded to make a bundle. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in...

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2855. Morris FS 4009. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of broadleaf yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same. Elements joined with three square knots. Fragment of 2S-Z yucca cordage included with specimen. Measurements: L 15.0, W 5.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2855 A: bundle of yucca strips with three square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in...

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Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2856. Morris FS 3728. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of narrowleaf yucca leaves with intact pointed tips wrapped with two yucca leaf ties spaced about 5 CM apart and tied with square and granny knots. Measurements: L 18.0, D 2.5 where bound CM. Images: AZRU8-2856 A: bundle of narrowleaf yucca leaves wrapped with yucca strips. AZRU8-2856 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’...

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Yucca Bundles, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7586. Morris FS 1179. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundles and wads of yucca fiber. Images: AMNH 29.0/7586A: bundles and wads of yucca fiber, some probably quids. AMNH 29.0/7586B: detail 1. AMNH 29.0/7586C: detail 2. AMNH 29.0/7586D: detail 3. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion...

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Yucca Bundles, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7588. Morris FS 1181. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundled, wrapped yucca strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/7588A: prepared yucca strips. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. 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...

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Yucca Chain, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8833 . Morris FS 2323. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Knotted, yucca-leaf chain. Image: AMNH 29.0/8833A: yucca chain. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 115, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery making…The next element of the fill was refuse…The greater depth in the...

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Yucca Chain, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8924. Morris FS 2418. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Knotted chains of yucca leaf enclosing twigs. Image: AMNH 29.0/8924A: yucca-leaf chains enclosing twigs. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 95 at the time of excavation is as follows. “From 7 to 10 feet from the floor of Room 95 in the masonry portion of the fill were various stone artifacts…. must have come from the third floor....

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Yucca Chain, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2849. Morris FS 3663. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Yucca chain with 18 links, one enclosing 3 stalks of corn tassels. Made of strips of broadleaf yucca. Chains joined with overhand knots, new elements added with square knots. Measurements: L 26.0, W 1.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2849 A: yucca chain enclosing 3 stalks of corn tassels at one end. AZRU8-2849 B: detail of corn tassels (other face). Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2,...

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Yucca Chain, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2864. Morris FS 3734. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Yucca chain with 12 complete and 2 incomplete links composed of strips of broadleaf yucca. Joined with overhand knots, new elements added with square knots. Measurements: L 35.0, W 1.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2864 A: yucca chain. 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...

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Yucca Chains, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2847. Morris FS 5289. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Long yucca chain made of strips of broadleaf yucca. 36 links, chain broken in two places. Links joined with overhand knots. New elements added with square knots. Measurements: L 50.0, W 1.5 CM (2 sections together). Image: AZRU8-2847 A: yucca chains. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Lower Level , Aztec West Ruin. Morris noted that Room 189 “contained the largest quantity...

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Yucca Chains, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2848. Morris FS 4010. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragmentary remains of yucca chains, now in three pieces. Made of strips of broadleaf yucca. Chains joined with overhand knots, new elements added with square knots. Measurements: L 60.0, W 3.0 CM (largest). Image: AZRU8-2848 A: yucca chains. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in...

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Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7706. Morris FS 1299. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small ring of coiled, wrapped yucca strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/7706A: small coil of yucca leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. 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,...

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Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8816. Morris FS 2307. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped, yucca leaves. Image: AMNH 29.0/8816A: coil of yucca leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of , Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery making…The next element of the fill was refuse…The greater depth in the...

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Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8827. Morris FS 2318. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped, and knotted yucca leaf. Image: AMNH 29.0/8827A: coil of narrowleaf yucca. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 115, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery making…The next element of the fill was refuse…The...

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Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9485. Morris FS 2969. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped yucca strip pot rest. Image: AMNH 29.0/9485A: degraded coil of yucca strips. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from Room 143, the condition of the ceiling...

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Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9490. Morris FS 2974. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled and wrapped yucca strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/9490A: small coil of yucca leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from Room 143, the condition of the ceiling dictated a...