Wrapped Stems (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: Wrapped Stems AZRU8-2763 (2006)
Wrapped Stems, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2763. Morris FS 4019. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of grass stems wrapped crosswise with cut yucca strips and feather-wrapped yucca cordage. Encrusted with dirt. Measurements: L 26.5, D 6.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2763 A: grass stems wrapped with yucca strips and feather-wrapped yucca cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in...