Room 72 (Other Keyword)

PROJECT Gary Brown.

This project includes architectural wall elevation images of individual rooms in the great house at Aztec West Ruin. Most of the images were photographed prior to backfilling efforts and during architectural documentation in West Ruin. Most of the images are composites of multiple photographs that were spliced together in Adobe Photoshop to reconstruct the entire wall elevation. Each individual image is a high-resolution, rectified photograph that was created either using a digital camera or...

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...

PROJECT Gary Brown.

This project includes rectified images of architectural features and masonry in rooms at Aztec West Ruin. The images were taken prior to backfilling efforts and during architectural documentation. Digital images were created either using a digital camera or scanned from photographic slides. To date, photographs from the east wing and northeastern corner of West Ruin have been ingested into tDAR.

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 72 overviews (room photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII two-story room located in the NE sector of the East Wing (see Morris 1928). Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 72_3A: West jamb of north interior wall doorway copied from AZRU1999R180028; AZRU-E Wing_Room 72_3B: Close-up of north interior wall doorway copied from AZRU1999R180027; Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 72_3C: East jamb of north interior wall doorway copied from AZRU1999R180026; Image AZRU-E...

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 72 overviews (room photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII two-story room located in the NE sector of the East Wing (see Morris 1928). Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 72_2A: Upper east interior wall SE oblique copied from AZRU1999R170020; AZRU-E Wing_Room 72_2B: Lower east interior wall SE oblique copied from AZRU1999R170015; Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 72_2C: Upper east interior wall NE oblique copied from AZRU1999R170010; Image AZRU-E Wing_Room...

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 72 overviews (room photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII two-story room located in the NE sector of the East Wing (see Morris 1928). Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 72_1A: Upper south interior wall SW oblique copied from AZRU1999R170036; AZRU-E Wing_Room 72_1B: Lower south interior wall SW oblique copied from AZRU1999R170034; Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 72_1C: Upper south interior wall SE oblique copied from AZRU1999R170007; Image AZRU-E Wing_Room...

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 72 composite wall elevations created by splicing together multiple images (photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII two-story room located in the NE Sector of the East Wing (see Morris 1924). Image AZRU-J99.072A: South interior wall created using AZRU1999R170029, AZRU1999R170031-AZRU1999R170033; Image AZRU-J99.072B: East interior wall composite created using AZRU1999R170026, AZRU1999R170001, AZRU1999R170002, AZRU1999R170008,...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8471. Morris FS 1964. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork cornhusk basket; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8471A: incomplete cornhusk basket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had been left standing in...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8478. Morris FS 1971. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8478A: incomplete cornhusk basket, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8478B: incomplete cornhusk basket, lower face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8479. Morris FS 1972. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8479A: incomplete cornhusk basket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had been...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8480. Morris FS 1973. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Remains of an openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Image: AMNH 29.0/8480A: remains of cornhusk basket. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had been...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8481. Morris FS 1974. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Incomplete openwork basket with cornhusk lining; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8481A: incomplete cornhusk basket, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8481B: incomplete cornhusk basket, lower face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8483. Morris FS 1976. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Base of cornhusk basket with wrapped and knotted yucca and wood elements and a piece of fired clay. Images: AMNH 29.0/8483A: base of cornhusk basket. AMNH 29.0/8483B: cornhusk basket, upper face. AMNH 29./8483C: close-up of horizontally wrapped yucca elements. AMNH 29.0/8483D: close-up of close-up of knotted elements at upper edge. AMNH 29.0/8483E: small piece of fired clay found in basket....

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8420. Morris FS 1913. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Wrapped, knotted cornhusk container with yucca framework. Images: AMNH 29.0/8420A: cornhusk container. AMNH 29.0/8420B: close-up of base. AMNH 29.0/8420C: side view 1. AMNH 29.0/8420D: side view 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Container, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8425. Morris FS 2918. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Elongated cornhusk container with knotted, twisted yucca framework, square and overhand knots. Images: AMNH 29.0/8425A: elongated cornhusk container. AMNH 29.0/8425B: close-up of base. AMNH 29.0/8425C: side view, note wide yucca elements 1. AMNH 29.0/8425D: side view, note wide yucca elements 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cornhusk Ornament, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8505. Morris FS . Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Folded, interlaced cornhusk ornament. Image: AMNH 29.0/8505A: strip of interlaced cornhusks. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had been left standing in the southeast corner. The...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8444. Morris FS 1937. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain woven, hemmed, cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/8444A: plain-weave cotton cloth hemmed along one edge. AMNH 29.0/8444B: close-up of hem. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Yarn, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8443. Morris FS 1936. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Threaded, plied 2Z-S cotton yarn (once attached to a yucca needle). Image: AMNH 29.0/8443A: 2z-s cotton yarn formerly attached to yucca needle. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Oval Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8482. Morris FS 1975. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Oval basket frame with yucca framework containing cornhusks; knotted, twisted wood and yucca. Images: AMNH 29.0/8482A: oval basket frame with yucca framework containing cornhusks. AMNH 29.0/8482B: underside of oval basket frame with yucca framework containing cornhusks. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Band, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8504. Morris FS 1997. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. 1/1 plaited yucca band of serpentine form. Images: AMNH 29.0/8504A: 1-1 plaited yucca object of serpentine form, one face 1. AMNH 29.0/8504B: 1-1 plaited yucca object of serpentine form, one face 2. AMNH 29.0/8504C: 1-1 plaited yucca object of serpentine form, one face 3. AMNH 29.0/8504D: 1-1 plaited yucca object of serpentine form, other face 1. AMNH 29.0/8504E: 1-1 plaited yucca object of...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Sandal, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8451. Morris FS 1944. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited sandal with no attachments, yucca, 2x2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/8451A: 2-2 plaited sandal lacking attachments, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8451B: 2-2 plaited sandal lacking attachments, upper face (2). Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Sandal, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8452. Morris FS 1945. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Finely woven plaited sandal, yucca, 2x2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/8452A: finely woven plaited sandal, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8452B: finely woven plaited sandal, lower face. AMNH 29.0/8452C: close-up of toe end showing one toe loop inserted through other loop, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8452D: close-up of heel, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8452E: close-up of toe showing ridge of transposed elements, upper face....

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Sandal, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8453. Morris FS 1946. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited sandal, yucca, 2x2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/8453A: 2-2 plaited sandal, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8453B: 2-2 plaited sandal, lower face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled willows had...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Sandal, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8454. Morris FS 1947. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited sandal, yucca, 2x2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/8454A: plaited sandal with side loops, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8454B: plaited sandal with side loops, lower face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Sandal, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8455. Morris FS 1948. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Finely woven, plaited sandal, yucca, 2x2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/8455A: finely woven plaited sandal, upper face. AMNH 29.0/8455B: finely woven plaited sandal, lower face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72....