Room 76 (EV) (Other Keyword)
1-3 (3 Records)
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: Plaited Sandal AMNH 29.0/5249 (2006)
Plaited Sandal, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5249. Morris FS 249. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited sandal fragment, 2/2 Twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/5249A toe fragment of a 2-2 plaited sandal, upper face. AMNH 29.0/5249B toe fragment of a 2-2 plaited sandal, other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 76 (EV) , Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:315) indicates that “The ceiling of Room 76 had not altogether collapsed. The three cedar logs running east and west beneath its...
Perishable: Plaited Yucca AMNH 29.0/5250 (2006)
Plaited Yucca, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5250. Morris FS 250. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited object, 1/1 Plaiting. Images: AMNH 29.0/5250A: bundle of loosely plaited yucca leaves with remnants of pitch, one face. AMNH 29.0/5250B: other face. AMNH 29.0/5250C: close-up of bundle, one face. AMNH 29.0/5250D: close-up of bundle, other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 76 (EV), Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:315) indicates that “The ceiling of Room 76 had not...