Bird Effigy (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...
Aztec West Ruin: Perishables and Pottery from Various National Park Service Projects and Collections
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...
Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white, bird effigy pitcher, AZRU5-419 (2011)
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...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white, bird effigy bowl, AZRU-00001/806 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white, bird effigy bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #806, Morris FS 4665. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is identified as granular igneous and sand suggesting production at Aztec. Effigy is 90% complete, but missing the head. A small section at the front of the effigy is a reconstruction with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 7.4 cm maximum orifice diameter, 4 cm height. Image AZRU1-806 A: anterior view showing design and missing head. AZRU1-806 B: left side view...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white, bird effigy vessel, AZRU1-897 (2011)
McElmo Black-on-white, bird effigy vessel (seed jar shaped), Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #897. Morris FS 5417. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper not examined; not visible on surface. Vessel is 100% complete with about 40% reconstruction with unknown plaster material (all of base). Measurements: 5.4 cm orifice diameter, 5.5 cm height to rim, 7 cm height to head. Image AZRU1-897 A: side view showing shape of vessel and painted design. Image AZRU1-897 B: side view showing shape of vessel and...
Salvage Archaeology at a Site Near Fort Thompson, South Dakota (1961)
This report concerns the 1953 investigations conducted by a field party of the Missouri Basin Project, Smithsonian Institution, at the Farm School Site (39BF220), which is situated on an extensive floodplain along the left side of the Missouri River in Buffalo County, South Dakota. The site was first recognized in 1956 by a survey team of the Missouri Basin Project under the direction of Harold A. Huscher. The 1958 investigations, from July 7 to July 11, were supervised by Robert W. Neuman;...
Unique Bird Effigy Dredged from Tampa Bay (1971)
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