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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: Wood Ring AMNH 29.0/9500 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Wood Ring, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9500. Morris FS 2984. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Wood ring with interior looped yucca network. Image: AMNH 29.0/9500A: ring with network of looping. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from Room 143, the condition of the...


Perishable: Wood Ring AMNH 29.0/9501 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Wood Ring, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9501. Morris FS 2985. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small wooden ring with interior looped yucca leaf network. Images: AMNH 29.0/9501A: small wooden ring with looped yucca network. AMNH 29.0/9501B: ring with network of looping. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side...


Perishable: Wood Ring AMNH 29.0/9992 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Wood Ring, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9992. Morris FS 3473. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Wood ring with simple looping, 2S-Z, yucca cordage network. Images: AMNH 29.0/9992A: small wooden ring with looped yucca cordage network. AMNH 29.0/9992B: other face showing looped yucca cordage. AMNH 29.0/9992C: close-up showing wrapping of narrow brown strips. AMNH 29.0/9992D: close-up of narrow brown strips at rim. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 135-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl...