Late Chacoan - Post Chacoan Period (Temporal Keyword)
1,251-1,275 (1,371 Records)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2754. Morris FS 3747. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Charred bundle of narrow yucca splints? wrapped crosswise with a wider yucca strip and 2S-Z feather-wrapped yucca cordage. Measurements: D 19.5 (outer) CM. Image: AZRU8-2754 A: bundle of yucca splints wrapped crosswise with yucca leaves and feather cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2792 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2792. Morris FS 5511. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2S-Z yucca cordage. Possibly a brush. Badly distorted. Originally about 12 CM long. Measurements: L 6.5, W 12.0 CM (flattened). Image: AZRU8-2792 A: bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2z-S yucca cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2793 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2793. Morris FS 5512. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2S-Z yucca cordage. Possibly a brush. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU8-2793 A: bundle of yucca fiber wrapped crosswise with fine and coarse 2z-S yucca cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described “refuse that had been deposited on the second floor, including...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2841 (2006)
Yucca Fiber Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2841. Morris FS 4014. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of reddish-brown yucca fiber made by folding the fibers back and forth. Fiber may have been exposed to smoke to produce the reddish-brown color. Measurements: L 16.5, W 5.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2841 A: yucca fiber folded to make a bundle. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2855 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2855. Morris FS 4009. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of broadleaf yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same. Elements joined with three square knots. Fragment of 2S-Z yucca cordage included with specimen. Measurements: L 15.0, W 5.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2855 A: bundle of yucca strips with three square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in...
Perishable: Yucca Bundle AZRU8-2856 (2006)
Yucca Bundle, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2856. Morris FS 3728. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of narrowleaf yucca leaves with intact pointed tips wrapped with two yucca leaf ties spaced about 5 CM apart and tied with square and granny knots. Measurements: L 18.0, D 2.5 where bound CM. Images: AZRU8-2856 A: bundle of narrowleaf yucca leaves wrapped with yucca strips. AZRU8-2856 B: other face. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’...
Perishable: Yucca Bundles AMNH 29.0/7586 (2006)
Yucca Bundles, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7586. Morris FS 1179. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundles and wads of yucca fiber. Images: AMNH 29.0/7586A: bundles and wads of yucca fiber, some probably quids. AMNH 29.0/7586B: detail 1. AMNH 29.0/7586C: detail 2. AMNH 29.0/7586D: detail 3. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion...
Perishable: Yucca Bundles AMNH 29.0/7588 (2006)
Yucca Bundles, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7588. Morris FS 1181. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundled, wrapped yucca strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/7588A: prepared yucca strips. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion of this deposit was of vegetable substance; cornstalks, husks, tassels, and cobs, cedarbark, splinters of the same...
Perishable: Yucca Chain AMNH 29.0/8833 (2006)
Yucca Chain, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8833 . Morris FS 2323. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Knotted, yucca-leaf chain. Image: AMNH 29.0/8833A: yucca chain. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 115, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery making…The next element of the fill was refuse…The greater depth in the...
Perishable: Yucca Chain AMNH 29.0/8924 (2006)
Yucca Chain, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8924. Morris FS 2418. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Knotted chains of yucca leaf enclosing twigs. Image: AMNH 29.0/8924A: yucca-leaf chains enclosing twigs. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 95 at the time of excavation is as follows. “From 7 to 10 feet from the floor of Room 95 in the masonry portion of the fill were various stone artifacts…. must have come from the third floor....
Perishable: Yucca Chain AZRU8-2849 (2006)
Yucca Chain, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2849. Morris FS 3663. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Yucca chain with 18 links, one enclosing 3 stalks of corn tassels. Made of strips of broadleaf yucca. Chains joined with overhand knots, new elements added with square knots. Measurements: L 26.0, W 1.0 CM. Images: AZRU8-2849 A: yucca chain enclosing 3 stalks of corn tassels at one end. AZRU8-2849 B: detail of corn tassels (other face). Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2,...
Perishable: Yucca Chain AZRU8-2864 (2006)
Yucca Chain, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2864. Morris FS 3734. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Yucca chain with 12 complete and 2 incomplete links composed of strips of broadleaf yucca. Joined with overhand knots, new elements added with square knots. Measurements: L 35.0, W 1.5 CM. Image: AZRU8-2864 A: yucca chain. 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...
Perishable: Yucca Chains AZRU8-2847 (2006)
Yucca Chains, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2847. Morris FS 5289. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Long yucca chain made of strips of broadleaf yucca. 36 links, chain broken in two places. Links joined with overhand knots. New elements added with square knots. Measurements: L 50.0, W 1.5 CM (2 sections together). Image: AZRU8-2847 A: yucca chains. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Lower Level , Aztec West Ruin. Morris noted that Room 189 “contained the largest quantity...
Perishable: Yucca Chains AZRU8-2848 (2006)
Yucca Chains, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2848. Morris FS 4010. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragmentary remains of yucca chains, now in three pieces. Made of strips of broadleaf yucca. Chains joined with overhand knots, new elements added with square knots. Measurements: L 60.0, W 3.0 CM (largest). Image: AZRU8-2848 A: yucca chains. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in...
Perishable: Yucca Coil AMNH 29.0/7706 (2006)
Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7706. Morris FS 1299. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small ring of coiled, wrapped yucca strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/7706A: small coil of yucca leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion of this deposit was of vegetable substance; cornstalks, husks, tassels, and cobs, cedarbark,...
Perishable: Yucca Coil AMNH 29.0/8816 (2006)
Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8816. Morris FS 2307. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped, yucca leaves. Image: AMNH 29.0/8816A: coil of yucca leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of , Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery making…The next element of the fill was refuse…The greater depth in the...
Perishable: Yucca Coil AMNH 29.0/8827 (2006)
Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8827. Morris FS 2318. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped, and knotted yucca leaf. Image: AMNH 29.0/8827A: coil of narrowleaf yucca. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 115, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 115 at the time of excavation is as follows: “Upon the floor of Room 115 were quantities of gypsum and a gray shaly clay, probably materials used in pottery making…The next element of the fill was refuse…The...
Perishable: Yucca Coil AMNH 29.0/9485 (2006)
Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9485. Morris FS 2969. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled, wrapped yucca strip pot rest. Image: AMNH 29.0/9485A: degraded coil of yucca strips. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from Room 143, the condition of the ceiling...
Perishable: Yucca Coil AMNH 29.0/9490 (2006)
Yucca Coil, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9490. Morris FS 2974. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled and wrapped yucca strips. Image: AMNH 29.0/9490A: small coil of yucca leaves. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from Room 143, the condition of the ceiling dictated a...
Perishable: Yucca Coil AZRU8-1407 (2006)
Yucca Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1407. Morris FS 5517. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coiled yucca-leaf tie with three square knots. Measurements: D 10.0 CM approx. Image: AZRU8-1407 A: coil of yucca strips tied with three square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 193, Aztec West Ruin. For Room 193 Morris described typical architectural features and “refuse that had been deposited on the second floor, including fragments of a considerable number of very fine...
Perishable: Yucca Coil AZRU8-2803 (2006)
Yucca Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2803. Morris FS 5353. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Coil of yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same, enclosed by an outer wrapping of cornhusks. Probably a pot rest. Measurements: D 11.0 (outer), 6.0 (inner) CM. Image: AZRU8-2803 A: coil of yucca leaves wrapped crosswise with yucca leaves and cornhusks. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 181, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 181 as having a “considerable deposit of...
Perishable: Yucca Coil AZRU8-2805 (2006)
Yucca Coil, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2805. Morris FS 4033. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Oval coil of yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same, probably a pot rest. Measurements: D 21.5 (outer), 11.0 (inner) CM. Images: AZRU8-2805 A: coil of yucca strips wrapped crosswise with same. Possible pot rest. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in reality a continuation of that in...
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AMNH 29.0/7599 (2006)
Yucca Cordage, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7599. Morris FS 1192. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of a band of braided and knotted yucca cordage. Images: AMNH 29.0/7599A: fragment of knotted cordage band. AMNH 29.0/7599B: fragment of knotted cordage band 2. AMNH 29.0/7599C: fragment of knotted cordage band 3. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with...
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AMNH 29.0/7603 (2006)
Yucca Cordage, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7603 . Morris FS 1196. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Colored, plied and knotted yucca cordage, 2S-Z. Image: AMNH 29.0/7603A: yucca cord colored red. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion of this deposit was of vegetable substance; cornstalks, husks, tassels, and cobs, cedarbark,...
Perishable: Yucca Cordage AZRU-1045 (2006)
Fur-wrapped Cordage, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #1045. Morris [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Two fragments of hide-wrapped yucca cordage with remnants of fur. Cordage is 2(2Z-S)Z, hide strips are wrapped S-wise. One has loop at center. Measurements: D 0.4 CM (where wrapped). Images: AZRU8-1045 A: two fragments of fur-wrapped cordage. AZRU8-1045 B: one strand of fur-wrapped cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 136-2(?), Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’...