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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...
Aztec West Ruin: Perishables and Pottery from Various National Park Service Projects and Collections
This project includes images of perishable artifacts (textiles, basketry, etc.) and pottery recovered from Aztec Ruins during the course of numerous National Park Service (NPS) projects. Some of the artifacts were donated to the NPS and may have originated at sites other than Aztec Ruins. The artifacts are part of the NPS collections and are housed at either Aztec Ruins National Monument, Hibben Center at the University of New Mexico, or Western Archeology and Conservation Center. Most of the...
Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2888 (2006)
Cedar Bark Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2888. Morris FS 5253. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Large coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with same. Cotton lint adhering. Measurements: D 23.0 (ext), 3.0 (int) CM. Image: AZRU8-2888 A: large coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Upper Level, Aztec West Ruin. Morris noted that Room 189 “contained the largest quantity of perishable objects from the Chaco period that have to...
Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2889 (2006)
Cedar Bark Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2889. Morris FS 5460. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Large coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: D 23.0 (ext), 1.5 (int), TH 3.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2889 A: coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 185, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 185 as having “ two feet of a very hard and compact light colored earth on a floor level that showed practically no signs of...
Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2890 (2006)
Cedar Bark Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2890. Morris FS 5351. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Medium coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with same. Slightly oval shape. Measurements: D 17.0 (ext), 4.0.0 (int), TH 3.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2890 A: coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 181, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 181 as having a “considerable deposit of refuse…[continuing] well above the level of the third...
Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2891 (2006)
Cedar Bark Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2891. Morris FS 5514. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Medium coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with narrowleaf yucca strips tied in square knots. Measurements: D 17.0 (ext), 7.0 (int), TH 4.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2891 A: coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with strips of narrowleaf yucca tied in square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described typical architectural features and...
Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2892 (2006)
Cedar Bark Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2892. Morris FS 3691. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with same. Oval shape. Measurements: D 11.0 (ext), 5.0 (int), TH 4.0 CM Image: AZRU8-2892 A: coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa Verde refuse had been cast...
Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2893 (2006)
Cedar Bark Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2893. Morris FS 3924. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small flattish coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with same. Circular shape. Measurements: D 10.5 (ext), 6.0 (int), TH 2.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2893 A: coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room128-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 128-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “At [the center of the floor] was a...
Perishable: Cedar Coil AMNH 29.0/7675 (2006)
Cedar Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7675. Morris FS 1268. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of cedar bark wrapped in yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/7675A: coil of cedar bark. 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...
Perishable: Cedar Coil AZRU54-3529 (2006)
Cedar Coil, Accession AZRU-00054, Catalog #3529. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with same. Slightly oval shape. Measurements: Image: AZRU54-3529A: coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Room 224, upper trash, Aztec West Ruin. Artifacts collected during 1961 West Ruin Stabilization.
Perishable: Cedar Coil AZRU54-3530 (2006)
Cedar Coil, Accession AZRU-00054, Catalog #3530. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Medium coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with same. Oval shape. Measurements: D 15.0 (ext), 7.0 (int), TH 3.0 CM. Image: AZRU54-3530A: coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Room 224, upper trash, Aztec West Ruin. Artifacts collected during 1961 West Ruin Stabilization.
Perishable: Cedar Coil AZRU54-3531 (2006)
Cedar Coil, Accession AZRU-00054, Catalog #3531. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Large coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with same. Oval shape. Measurements: D 18.0 (ext), 4.0 (int), TH 3.5 CM. Image: AZRU54-3531A: coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Recovered from Room 224, upper trash, Aztec West Ruin. Artifacts collected during 1961 West Ruin Stabilization.
Perishable: Cedar Coil AZRU8-2807 (2006)
Cedar Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2807. Morris FS 4032. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Large coil of juniper bark wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: D 18.0 (outer), 4.0 (inner) CM. Image: AZRU8-2807 A: large coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. 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 reality a continuation of that in Room 136, just as the latter was...