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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...


Perishable: Feather Blanket AMNH 29.0-8963 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Feather Blanket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8963. Morris FS 2457.CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Twined yucca fiber and turkey feather blanket. Images: AMNH 29.0-8963A: turkey-feather blanket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Grave 20, 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...


Perishable: Feather Blanket AMNH 29.0/9665 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Feather Blanket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9665. Morris FS 3150. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Yucca fiber and turkey-feather blanket, 2-strand twining (S). Image: AMNH 29.0/9665A: turkey-feather blanket with header cords. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 141, Grave 29, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 141 at the time of excavation is as follows. “Neither floor nor ceiling of Room 141 showed the...