Wooden Disk (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: Wooden Disc AMNH 29.0/7805 (2006)
Wooden Disc, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7805. Morris FS 1398. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Drilled wooden disc strung with 3Z-S probable apocynum fiber. Image: AMNH 29.0/7805A: wooden disc strung with cord. 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...