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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: Pot Rest AZRU8-1829 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Pot Rest, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1829. Morris FS 5458. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of cedar bark wrapped crosswise with same. Measurements: D 15.0 (EXT), 6.0 (INT), TH 2.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-1829 A: cedar bark pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room185, 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 use. A refuse layer was above this and the...