Room 78 (Other Keyword)

PROJECT Gary Brown.

This project includes architectural wall elevation images of individual rooms in the great house at Aztec West Ruin. Most of the images were photographed prior to backfilling efforts and during architectural documentation in West Ruin. Most of the images are composites of multiple photographs that were spliced together in Adobe Photoshop to reconstruct the entire wall elevation. Each individual image is a high-resolution, rectified photograph that was created either using a digital camera or...

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...

PROJECT Gary Brown.

This project includes rectified images of architectural features and masonry in rooms at Aztec West Ruin. The images were taken prior to backfilling efforts and during architectural documentation. Digital images were created either using a digital camera or scanned from photographic slides. To date, photographs from the east wing and northeastern corner of West Ruin have been ingested into tDAR.

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 78 overviews (room photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII two-story room located in the NE sector of the East Wing (see Morris 1928). Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_2A: East jamb of 2nd story south interior wall doorway copied from AZRU1999R370020; AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_2B: Close-up of 2nd story south interior wall doorway copied from cIMG_7474; Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_2C: West jamb of 2nd story south interior wall doorway copied from...

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 78 overviews (room photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII two-story room located in the NE sector of the East Wing (see Morris 1928). Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_3A: West jamb of eastern vent in north interior wall copied from AZRU1999R370032; AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_3B: Close-up of eastern vent in north interior wall copied from AZRU1999R370031; Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_3C: East jamb of eastern vent in north interior wall copied from...

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 78 overviews (room photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII two-story room located in the NE sector of the East Wing (see Morris 1928). Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_1A: North interior wall NW oblique copied from AZRU1999R38-0004; AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_1B: Upper north interior wall NE oblique copied from AZRU1999R370006; Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_1C: Lower north interior wall NE oblique copied from AZRU1999R370005; Image AZRU-E Wing_Room 78_1D:...

IMAGE Gary Brown. Joel Gamache.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 78 composite wall elevations created by splicing together multiple images (photographed in 1999 by Art Ireland prior to backfilling). Late PII two-story room located in the NE Sector of the East Wing (see Morris 1924). Image AZRU-J99.078A: South interior wall composite created using AZRU1999R360017-AZRU1999R360019, AZRU1999R360026-AZRU1999R360028; Image AZRU-J99.078B: East interior wall composite created using AZRU1999R360005-AZRU1999R360007; Image AZRU-J99.078C:...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Coiled Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8634. Morris FS 2125. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, 3 rod bunched, sumac basket base with rawhide strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/8634A: basket base with rawhide strips along one side. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 78, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 78 at the time of excavation is as follows. “About three-fourths of a cord of cedar splints such as were used in the construction of ceilings had been left in Room...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cordage, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8629. Morris FS 2120. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Description. Measurements: Images: AMNH 29.0/8629A: apocynum or yucca cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 78, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 78 at the time of excavation is as follows. “About three-fourths of a cord of cedar splints such as were used in the construction of ceilings had been left in Room 78, covering the entire area of the chamber, but deepest...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Feather Ornament, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8639. Morris FS 2130. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Feather ornament of plied 2(2Z-S)Z cordage with feather attachments wrapped around herb bundle. Image: AMNH 29.0/8639A: cordage with feather attachments wrapped around herb bundle. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 78, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 78 at the time of excavation is as follows. “About three-fourths of a cord of cedar splints such as were used in...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Hide Object, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8638. Morris FS 2129 . Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cedar bark and 3-strand braid wrapped with hide. Image: AMNH 29.0/8638A: bark and braid wrapped with hide. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 78, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 78 at the time of excavation is as follows. “About three-fourths of a cord of cedar splints such as were used in the construction of ceilings had been left in Room 78, covering the entire...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Plaited Band, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8619. Morris FS 2110. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plaited yucca band in process of manufacture, 1/1 plaiting, overhand knot. Images: AMNH 29.0/8619A: narrow 1-1 plaited band in process of manufacture, one face. AMNH 29.0/8619B: narrow 1-1 plaited band in process of manufacture, other face. AMNH 29.0/8619C: close-up showing elements bound together with overhand knot. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 78, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Ring Basket, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8633. Morris FS 2124. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Diamond twill plaited ring basket with two-color design. Images: AMNH 29.0/8633A: plaited ring basket with two-color design. AMNH 29.0/8633B: plaited ring basket with two-color diamond design, underside. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 78, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 78 at the time of excavation is as follows. “About three-fourths of a cord of cedar splints...