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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: Corncob on Reed AZRU8-2871 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Corncob on Reed, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2871. Morris FS 5056. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Corncob mounted on a reed stem (phragmites). Corn cob mostly missing. Measurements: L 12.0, D 2.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2871 A: corncob mounted on a reed. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 180, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 180 as “fallen into ruin [before the later occupation of Aztec Ruin]. The partial excavation of this chamber revealed the first story filled with...