Yucca Root (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: Yucca Root AZRU8-2845 (2006)
Yucca Root, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2845. Morris FS 3740. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Yucca root and attached fiber. Some stained a purplish-red. Measurements: L 18.0, W 7.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2845 A: yucca root and attached fiber. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as follows: “the immediate floor covering was a foot of refuse, with Burials Nos. 60 and 61 on the surface of the...
Perishable: Yucca Roots AZRU8-797 (2006)
Two Yucca Roots, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #797. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two yucca roots with leaf. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU8-797: Yucca roots. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 136-2(?), Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa Verde refuse had been cast into Room 136-2 and evenly distributed, its upper limit being nearly level at a height of 3½ feet...