Willow 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: Willow Coil AZRU8-2757 (2006)
Willow Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2757. Morris FS 5043. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of probable willow wrapped in one area with a separate group of twigs. Some of the willow is split lengthwise. Measurements: L 13.5, W 13.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2757 A: coil of willow bound with willow. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 180, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 180 as “fallen into ruin [before the later occupation of Aztec Ruin]. The partial excavation of this...