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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: Yucca Needle AMNH 29.0/5345 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Needle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5345. Morris FS 95. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Yucca needle with 2z-S cotton yarn twisted into it. Image: AMNH 29.0/5345A: probable remains of yucca needle with 2z-S cotton yarn twisted into it. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:357) indicates that “Room 122-2 is situated above Room 112. Refuse, more than half of its bulk composed of vegetable and other perishable substances, had been thrown in...


Perishable: Yucca Needle AMNH 29.0/5346 (2006)
IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Yucca Needle, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5346. Morris FS 96. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Yucca-leaf needle with cotton fiber yarn, twisted 4Z-S. Image: AMNH 29.0/5346A: yucca-leaf needle with cotton yarn. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:357) indicates that “Room 122-2 is situated above Room 112. Refuse, more than half of its bulk composed of vegetable and other perishable substances, had been thrown in through the door connecting with...