Sumac 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: Sumac Coil AMNH 29.0/7692 (2006)
Sumac Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7692. Morris FS 1285. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of sumac twigs. Image: AMNH 29.0/7692A: coil of sumac twigs. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion of this deposit was of vegetable substance; cornstalks, husks, tassels, and cobs, cedarbark, splinters of the same wood, as well...
Perishable: Sumac Coil AMNH 29.0/7693 (2006)
Sumac Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7693. Morris FS 1286. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Sumac twigs wrapped with corn leaves and yucca leaf. Images: AMNH 29.0/7693A: coil of sumac twigs. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion of this deposit was of vegetable substance; cornstalks, husks, tassels, and cobs, cedarbark,...