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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: Hide Strips AZRU8-1779 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Hide Strips, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog # 1779. Morris FS 4092. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Three hide strips, two tied in square knots. The third has remnants of fur. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU8-1779 A: hide strips. 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 an extension of the rubbish present in...


Perishable: Hide Strips AZRU8-2745 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Hide Strips, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2745. Morris FS 3755. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two strips of hide tied together with a square knot. Measurements: L 36.0, W 1.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2745 A: two strips of hide tied together with square knot. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as follows: “the immediate floor covering was a foot of refuse, with Burials Nos. 60 and 61 on the...