Oval Ring (Other Keyword)
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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: Oval Ring AZRU8-2777 (2006)
Oval Ring, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2777. Morris FS 5044. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Large oval ring with remains of yucca network worked in narrow strips of broadleaf yucca. Measurements: L 28.0, W 22.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2777 A: oval ring with remains of yucca network. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room180, 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...