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Aztec West Ruin: Perishable Artifacts and Pottery from Excavations by the American Museum of Natural History
PROJECT Lori Reed. Laurie Webster.

Digital images of pottery and perishable items recovered from Earl Morris' excavations of Aztec West Ruin between 1916 and 1922. Although Morris' excavations at Aztec were extensive, his analysis and descriptions of the artifact assemblage were cursory. In 2003, Laurie Webster and Lori Stephens Reed began systematic analysis, documentation, and digital imaging of pottery and perishables from Morris' Aztec West Ruin collections housed at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY and...


Ceramic: Gallup Black-on-white frog effigy vessel (fragment), AMNH 29.0/6996 (2004)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Gallup Black-on-white, frog effigy vessel, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6996, Morris FS 594. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Sand temper and well-fired paste indicates manufacture in the Chaco Cibola region. Effigy is only 30% complete. Image AMNH 29/6996 A: front view of head. Image AMNH 29/6996 B: side view of head. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Room 47 is in the east wing of West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of the room at the time of excavation is...


Ceramic: Gallup Black-on-white with pseudo cloisonne design, shouldered jar, AZRU-00008/5020 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Gallup Black-on-white, shouldered jar (fragmentary), with pseudo cloisonne polychrome design painted over original black-on-white design, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #5020, Morris FS 5553. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Medium multi-lithic sand and minor trachyte temper suggests the bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. The two fragments represent less than 10% of vessel. Measurements: 23 cm orifice diameter (estimate); height unknown. Image AZRU8-5020 A: 2 fragments of a Gallup...


Ceramic: Gallup Black-on-white, bowl (fragment), AZRU-00008/4985 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Gallup Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4985, Morris FS 4280. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/sherd temper and well fired paste suggest the bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl fragment represent only about 40% of vessel. Image AZRU8-4985 A: interior view of rim fragments showing painted design and a drill hole. Image AZRU8-4985 B: interior view of rim, body, and base fragments showing interior painted design. Recovered from Earl Morris...


Ceramic: Gallup Black-on-white, miniature pitcher, AZRU-00008/2083 (2006)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Gallup Black-on-white, miniature pitcher (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2083, Morris FS 4608. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand and sherd temper, vitrified paste, and mineral paint suggest the pitcher was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is 90% complete with additional fragments. Measurements: 4 cm orifice diameter, 8 cm height. Image AZRU8-2083 A: view of pitcher showing exterior painted design. Note: pitcher has stubs for a strap handle that is missing. Recovered...