Plant Coil (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: Plant Coil AZRU8-2758 (2006)
Plant Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2758. Morris FS 3637. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of sumac or willow twigs. Ends tucked into coil. Measurements: D 9.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2758 A: coil of plant material, probably sumac or willow. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa Verde refuse had been cast into Room 136-2 and evenly distributed, its...
Perishable: Plant Coil AZRU8-2761 (2006)
Plant Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2761. Morris FS 4069. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of raw material. Measurements: D 6.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2761 A: coil of plant material, possibly sumac or willow and leafy material. 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...