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DOCUMENT Full-Text Mary Maruca.

This report describes development of the Chaco Project, a long-term program of archaeological and historical research centered on the cultural resources in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. The text summarizes the goals and objectives of the program and how it came to be managed. The early years of the project are described, including information from interviews with some of the individuals who shaped the project. Also described are problems which later emerged as the program grew and changed. This...

PROJECT Gary Brown.

This project consists of overview images of rooms, kivas, and other architectural features photographed at Aztec East Ruin. Most of the photos were taken in the western roomblock of the great house. Photographs were taken by Gary Brown between 2000 and 2001. They were originally shot as Kodachrome slides and subsequently scanned to digital media.

PROJECT Gary Brown.

This project consists of overview images of rooms, kivas, and other architectural features photographed at Aztec West Ruin. Most of the photos were taken in the northeastern and eastern portions of the great house prior to extensive backfilling of much of the area excavated by the American Museum of Natural History in the early 20th century. Photographs were taken by Gary Brown between 2000 and 2001. They were originally shot as Kodachrome slides and subsequently scanned to digital media.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Kiva F (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Kiva was built on second story above filled-in first-story enclosure housing. No publication exists on the kivas excavated by AMNH (but see unpublished Morris kiva notes). Image AZRU-G01-01: Overview of architectural housing looking west from top of second story in Room 49 (roof ledge on interior wall of Room 49 indicates break between first and second stories). Image AZRU-G01-02: View of kiva interior looking SW...

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Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 71 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story room adjacent to Kiva F (see Morris 1928:317-318). Image AZRU-G01-07: Overview of rooms from top of second story looking north toward corner doorway. Image AZRU-G01-09: Interior view from first story looking north at second-story doorway.

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Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 61 room interior (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). First-story room with intact roof (see Morris 1928:317). Image AZRU-G01-13: View of intact roof and walls in NE corner of room looking NE. Image AZRU-G01-14: View of intact roof and walls in SE corner of room looking east. Image AZRU-G01-15: Roof detail looking up adjacent to west interior wall.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 62-2 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Second-story room with corner doorway connecting to Room 49 (see Morris 1928: 317). Image AZRU-G01-17: View through diagonal doorway into Room 49 and across plaza looking south from inside Room 62-2.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 73 room (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 313-314). Image AZRU-G01-19: Interior view looking up and south from first-story room toward corner doorway. Image AZRU-G01-20: Exterior view looking south through corner doorway from east side of West Ruin. Image AZRU-G01-21: View through corner doorway looking south from inside Room 73. Image AZRU-G01-22: Interior view looking SSE from second-story toward corner doorway....

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Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 63 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 322-323). Image AZRU-G01-23: Masonry detail looking east at first-story roof ledge in south interior wall.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 76 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 315-316). Image AZRU-G01-25: Interior view of rooms looking south from second story. Image AZRU-G01-26: Interior view of rooms looking east from second story into corner of first-story room.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 97 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). One-story room at NE corner of great house. (See Morris 1928: 316). Image AZRU-G01-27: Overview of room looking SE from north side of West Ruin. Image AZRU-G01-28: Overview of room looking south from north side of West Ruin. Image AZRU-G01-29: View along north side of West Ruin looking SW at articulation of walls adjoining NE corner of great house. Image AZRU-G01-30: View of south interior wall looking SE from...

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 70 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 312-313). Image AZRU-G01-31: Interior view of rooms looking west from first story. Image AZRU-G01-32: Interior view of rooms looking west at vents in first-story room. Image AZRU-G01-33: Interior view of first-story room looking west at detail of parallel viga and butt end. Image AZRU-G01-34: Masonry detail looking SW through wall perforation in first-story room into Room 71.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 59 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Intact first-story room. (See Morris 1928: 311). Image AZRU-G02-01: Interior view of intact roof looking up and west. Image AZRU-G02-02: Interior view of intact roof and east wall looking NE. Image AZRU-G02-03: Interior view of intact roof and SE corner of room looking east. Image AZRU-G02-04: Interior view of intact roof and SE corner of room looking east. Image AZRU-G02-05: Interior view of intact roof and NE...

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Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 54 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 309). Image AZRU-G02-09: Interior view through linear room suite looking SW through Rooms 48 and 49.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 49 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 306). Image AZRU-G02-11: Interior view from second story looking SW Rooms 49 toward Kiva G.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 63 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 322-323). Image AZRU-G02-17: Overview from second story looking NW across Rooms 63 and 79. Image AZRU-G02-18: View through first-story room suite looking NW from Room 63 through Rooms 79 and 78.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 78 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 325-327). Image AZRU-G02-19: Detail of west vent in north wall looking NW from inside first-story room toward exterior. Image AZRU-G02-20: View of west vent in south wall looking south from inside room toward Room 79. Image AZRU-G02-21: View of west vent in south wall looking south from inside second-story room toward Room 79.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, overview (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. Image AZRU-G02-25: Overview from second story looking south across NE Sector from Room 63 great kiva and plaza.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 3, Room 48 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 307-308.) Image AZRU-G03-01: Detail of second-story corner doorway looking south from inside Room 48 into Room 47.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 2, Room 58 room suite (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story room suite. (See Morris 1928: 303-304, etc. ) Image AZRU-G03-02: Interior view of both stories in Room 47 looking north at NE corner of room. Image AZRU-G03-03: Interior view of first story in Room 47 looking west at NW corner of room. Image AZRU-G03-04: Interior view of first story in Room 47 looking south at SW corner of room. Image AZRU-G03-05: Interior view of first story looking NE through...

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 4, Room 99 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Two-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 354-355.) Image AZRU-G04-04: Exterior view looking south from north side of North Ruin.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 4, Room 114 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Three-story rooms.(See Morris 1928: 359.) Image AZRU-G04-05: Interior view looking east from second-story floor level toward SE corner. Image AZRU-G04-06: Interior view looking down and south from third-story with Kaisa Barthuli. Image AZRU-G04-07: Kaisa Barthuli at architectural documentation looking east toward SE corner of room. Image AZRU-G04-11: Kaisa Barthuli recording first-story ledge, looking north from...

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 5, Room 114 (photographed by Beth Chambers prior to backfilling). Three-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 359.) Image AZRU-G04-08: Interior view looking south from second-story with Gary Brown measuring third story. Image AZRU-G04-09: Gary Brown recording third story, looking south. Image AZRU-G04-10: Gary Brown recording third story, looking south.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 4, Room 115 room suite (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Three-story rooms. (See Morris 1928: 358-359.) Image AZRU-G04-17: Interior view through aligned doorways looking NW from Room 115 to Room 113. Image AZRU-G04-18: Interior view through aligned doorways looking SE from Room 113 to Room 115.

IMAGE Gary Brown.

Aztec West, Sector 5, Room 113 (photographed by Gary Brown prior to backfilling). Intact first-story room. (See Morris 1928: 359-360.) Image AZRU-G04-19: Interior view of intact roof looking up and SE at west side of room. Image AZRU-G04-20: Roof detail looking up and SE on west side of room. Image AZRU-G04-21: Room detail looking up and east at SE corner. Image AZRU-G04-22: Roof detail looking SW at worked latilla ends. Image AZRU-G04-23: Roof detail looking SE. Image AZRU-G04-24: Roof detail...