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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 Uploaded by: Lori Reed

This project includes images of perishable artifacts (textiles, basketry, etc.) and pottery recovered from Aztec Ruins during the course of numerous National Park Service (NPS) projects. Some of the artifacts were donated to the NPS and may have originated at sites other than Aztec Ruins. The artifacts are part of the NPS collections and are housed at either Aztec Ruins National Monument, Hibben Center at the University of New Mexico, or Western Archeology and Conservation Center. Most of the...

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Chaco Black-on-white, sharp shoulder pitcher, Accession AZRU-00025 Catalog #3327. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Sand temper and washy bright white slip indicates production in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is 98% complete with one rim fragment and handle attached by unknown adhesive. Measurements: 6.4 cm diameter, 17.5 cm height. Image AZRU25-3327 A: top view showing pitcher orifice. Image AZRU25-3327 B: view of exterior base. Image AZRU25-3327 C: side view showing shape of pitcher. Image...

IMAGE Lori Reed.

Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, pitcher, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6988, Morris FS 588. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Medium sand temper, well-fired paste, and bright washy white slip indicates manufacture in the Chaco Cibola region. Pitcher is 70% complete with reconstruction using an unknown adhesive. Image AMNH 29.0/6988 A: side view. Image AMNH 29.0/6988 B: side view. AMNH 29.0/6988 C: handle side view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Room 47 is in...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white pitcher, Accession 29.0, Catalog #5160. Morris FS 173. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Sand temper and abundant silt in paste suggests local production in the Middle San Juan, possibly at Aztec. Partial vessel; <50% complete. Measurements: 6 cm orifice diameter, 9.8 cm height. Image AMNH 29.0/5160 A: exterior view showing design and strap handle. Image AMNH 29.0/5160 B: large body fragment and a single rim fragment. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room S2, wing...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, pitcher (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4446, Morris FS 4609. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand and sherd temper suggests the pitcher was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is only about 30% complete and has stubs for a strap handle that is missing. As shown in the figure, the pitcher has numerous cut marks that seem to have been for carving and breaking the pitcher into fragments. Measurements: 6 cm orifice diameter (estimate); height...

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Cortez Black-on-white, miniature pitcher (gourd shaped), Accession AZRU-00006, Catalog #503. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper not examined; not visible. Vessel is 100% complete. Measurements: 1.7 cm diameter, 9.5 cm height. Image AZRU6-503 A: top view showing orifice. Image AZRU6-503 B: base view. Image AZRU6-503 C: left hand side view showing painted design. Image AZRU6-503 D: front view showing painted design. Image AZRU6-503 E: right hand side view showing painted design. Image AZRU6-503 F:...

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Gallup Black-on-white, miniature pitcher (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2083, Morris FS 4608. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand and sherd temper, vitrified paste, and mineral paint suggest the pitcher was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is 90% complete with additional fragments. Measurements: 4 cm orifice diameter, 8 cm height. Image AZRU8-2083 A: view of pitcher showing exterior painted design. Note: pitcher has stubs for a strap handle that is missing. Recovered...

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Mancos Black-on-white, pitcher, bird effigy form, Accession AZRU-00005, Catalog #419. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper not examined; not visible. Vessel is 100% complete. Measurements: 2.8 cm orifice diameter, 8.5 cm height. Image AZRU5-419 A: right side view showing darkened fire cloud areas and painted design (with flash). Image AZRU5-419 B: right side view showing darkened fire cloud areas and painted design. Image AZRU5-419 C: left hand side view showing shape of pitcher. Image AZRU5-419...

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McElmo Black-on-white, pitcher, Accession AZRU-00005, Catalog #406. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is granular igneous rock suggesting local production at Aztec. Vessel is 99% complete (rim is chipped). Measurements: 8 cm orifice diameter, 14.5 cm height. Image AZRU5-406 A: left hand side view showing shape of pitcher and painted design. Image AZRU5-406 B: front side view showing painted design. Image AZRU5-406 C: right hand side view showing painted design. Image AZRU5-406 D: handle side...

IMAGE Lori Reed.

McElmo style black-on-white, small Chaco style pitcher, Accession 29.1, Catalog #3215. Morris FS 5066. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper not visible; area of production unknown. Measurements: 6.5 cm orifice diameter, 15.2 cm height. Image AMNH 29.1/3215 A: closeup of rim showing wear pattern. Image AMNH 29.1/3215 B: side view showing design. Image AMNH 29.1/3215 C: side view showing design and wear at rim. Image AMNH 29.1/3215 D: side...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Charles H. Fairbanks.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Monique Sawyer-Lang. Richard W. Effland, Jr..

As a result of a cultural resource investigation of the Gila River Farms expansion area conducted by Archaeological Consulting Services Ltd. (ACS), a number of significant cultural resources were identified within the project area. Of particular interest was cultural material associated with the World War II Japanese-American internment camp of Camp Rivers. This camp was used between May, 1942 and November 1945 and housed approximately 12.000 Japanese and Nisei (Japanese-Americans born and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Alaina Harmon

The Roosevelt Community Development Study (RCD) involved the testing and excavation of 27 sites in the Lower Tonto Basin of central Arizona. This is one of three related data recovery projects undertaken in the Tonto Basin for the Bureau of Reclamation prior to the raising of the Roosevelt Lake dam. The results of the RCD project are presented in four Anthropological Papers of the Center for Desert Archaeology: Anthropological Papers No. 12 is the research design; Anthropological Papers No. 13...