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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: Escavada Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU8-2091 (2011)
IMAGE Lori Reed.

Escavada Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00008 Catalog #2091. Morris FS 2477. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is sand and sherd suggesting manufacture in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is 90% restored with unknown adhesive and 10% unknown plaster reconstruction. Measurements: 16 cm diameter, 7.9 cm height. Image AZRU8-2091 A: view of interior showing painted design (note on right side of rim a broken section that may have been the attachment for an applique or appendage). Image...


Perishable: Plaited Basket AMNH 29.0/8988 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8988. Morris FS 2482. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited, diamond-twill, yucca-leaf ring-basket base with two color design. Images: AMNH 29.0/8988A: plaited basket, two-color design, base. AMNH 29.0/8988B: plaited ring basket 2-color design. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 94, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 94 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A thin stratum of ashy earth…. on the floor of Room 94. The...