Late Chacoan - Post Chacoan Period (Temporal Keyword)

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9671. Morris FS 3156. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain-weave, seamed and hemmed cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0-9671A: fragment of plain-weave cotton cloth, seamed and hemmed. AMNH 29.0-9671B: reverse of seam. AMNH 29.0-9671C: detail of seam. AMNH 29.0-9671D: detail of seam and hem. AMNH 29.0-9671E: broken overcasting yarns protruding from hemmed edge. Recovered from Earl...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5287. Morris FS 37. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragments of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/5287A: two fragments of cotton plain-weave cloth stitched together. AMNH 29.0/5287B: other face showing overcast seam. AMNH 29.0/5287C: detail of fabric showing three areas of raised wefts. AMNH 29.0/5287D: close-up of raised wefts suggesting former location of attachments. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5288. Morris 38. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragments of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/5288A: two deteriorated fragments of cotton plain-weave cloth. AMNH 29.0/5288B: close-up of fragments. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris (1928:357) indicates that “Room 122-2 is situated above Room 112. Refuse, more than half of its bulk composed of vegetable and other perishable substances, had been...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8395. Morris FS 1888. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Deteriorated cotton 1/1 plain-weave cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/8395A: deteriorated cotton plain-weave cloth. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 80, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 80 at the time of excavation is as follows. “From 6 inches to 1 foot 3 inches of washed sand and adobe covered the floor of Room 80….The veneer of the south wall, from the bottom of the door to...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8396. Morris FS 1889. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Banded colored cotton fabric, 2/1 twill woven and 1/1 plain-woven. Image: AMNH 29.0/8396A: twill and plain-weave cotton cloth. AMNH 29.0/8396B: close-up of twill and plain-weave cloth 1. AMNH 29.0/8396C: close-up of twill and plain-weave cloth 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 80, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 80 at the time of excavation is as follows. “From 6...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8444. Morris FS 1937. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain woven, hemmed, cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/8444A: plain-weave cotton cloth hemmed along one edge. AMNH 29.0/8444B: close-up of hem. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 72, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 72 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A layer of washed adobe 2 to 4 inches thick covered the floor of Room 72. Eleven long unpeeled...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8576. Morris FS 2068. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/8576A: small piece of plain-weave cotton cloth. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 115/2 (second level), 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8857. Morris FS 2347. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/8857A: narrow strip of plain-weave cotton cloth with intact end selvage. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8942. Morris FS 2436. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Strip of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/8942A1: wide strip of cotton plain-weave cloth with one end selvage and two side selvages. AMNH 29.0/8942A2: close-up of other corner. AMNH 29.0/8942A3: close-up of one corner. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8942. Morris FS 2436. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Strip of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/8942B1 wide strip of cotton plain-weave cloth with one end selvage and one side selvage. AMNH 29.0/8942B2: close-up of selvage 1. AMNH 29.0/8942B3: close-up of selvage 2. AMNH 29.0.8942B4: close-up of selvage 3. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 95, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 95 at the time of excavation...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #8943. Morris FS 2437. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Hemmed strip of two-colored diamond and diagonal twill cotton fabric, 2/2 twill. Images: AMNH 29.0/8943A: hemmed strip of diamond and diagonal twill cotton cloth. AMNH 29.0/8943B: close-up of diamond and diagonal twill weaves 1. AMNH 29.0/8943C: close-up of diamond and diagonal twill weaves 2. AMNH 29.0/8943D: close-up of diamond and diagonal twill weaves 3. AMNH 29.0/8943E: close-up of diagonal...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9445. Morris FS 2929. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Brown 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/9445A: large piece of brown plain-weave cotton cloth. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9446. Morris FS 2930. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain-weave red cotton cloth with end selvage. Images: AMNH 29.0/9446A: fragment of red plain-weave cotton cloth with end selvage. AMNH 29.0/9446B: close-up of end selvage. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9447. Morris FS 2931. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain-weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/9447A: plain-weave cotton cloth. AMNH 29.0/9447B: reverse face showing slightly knotted corner. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9448. Morris FS 2932. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cotton fabric, 1/1 plain weave, with twined-stitch embroidery. Images: AMNH 29.0/9448A: plain-weave cotton cloth with row of twined-stitch embroidery. AMNH 29.0/9448B: close-up of twined-stitch embroidery. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9449. Morris FS 2933. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cotton fabric, 1/1 plain weave, with twined-stitch embroidery. Images: AMNH 29.0/9449A: plain-weave cotton cloth with row of twined-stitch embroidery. AMNH 29.0/9449B: close-up of twined-stitch embroidery. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9450. Morris FS 2934. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Curled strip of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Images: AMNH 29.0/9450A: long strip of plain-weave cotton cloth, curled up. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 138 at the time of excavation is as follows: “On the floor of Room 138 was a film of refuse containing Chaco potsherds…Thence upward, mixed with dust, wall wreckage, and...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9451. Morris FS 2935. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Strip of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth with red coloration (perhaps painted). Images: AMNH 29.0/9451A: narrow strip of plain-weave cotton cloth with red coloration. AMNH 29.0/9451B: detail of red coloration 1. AMNH 29.0/9451C: detail of large overhand knot 2. AMNH 29.0/9451D: detail of red coloration. AMNH 29.0/9451E: detail of large overhand knot. AMNH 29.0/9451F: detail of two small overhand...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9452. Morris FS 2936. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/9452A: small fragment of plain-weave cotton cloth. 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...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9723. Morris FS 3207. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Piece of 1/1 plain weave cotton fabric. Image: AMNH 29.0/9723A: small piece of plain-weave cotton cloth, crumpled up. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 138 at the time of excavation is as follows: “On the floor of Room 138 was a film of refuse containing Chaco potsherds…Thence upward, mixed with dust, wall wreckage, and rubbish...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9724. Morris FS 3208. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Finely woven cotton cloth, 1/1 plain weave, twine-stitch embroidery. Images: AMNH 29.0/9724A: finely woven plain-weave cloth, hemmed at right. AMNH 29.0/9724B: close-up of hem. AMNH 29.0/9724C: reverse face of hem. AMNH 29.0/9724D: remains of twined-stitch embroidery (white yarns). Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 138 at the...

IMAGE Laurie Webster.

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog # . Morris FS 3209. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Red cotton 1/1 plain-weave cotton cloth fragment with twined-stitch embroidery. Images: AMNH 29.0/9725A: red cotton plain-weave cloth fragment with twined-stitch embroidery. AMNH 29.0/9725B: close-up of two perpendicular rows of twined-stitch embroidery. AMNH 29.0/9725C: close-up of one row of twined-stitch embroidery. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 138, Aztec West Ruin. Earl...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9976. Morris FS 3457. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Cotton cloth 1/1 plain weave. Images: AMNH 29.0/9976A: small fragment of plain-weave cotton cloth. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 135-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 135-2 at the time of excavation is as follows. “A cobblestone-lined firepit, 1 foot 8 inches in diameter and 5 inches deep, occupied the center of the floor of Room 135-2. A masonry wall some 7...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9978. Morris FS 3459. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Dark brown cotton cloth, 1/1 plain weave, possibly dyed. Description. Measurements: Images: AMNH 29.0/9978A: dark brown plain-weave cotton cloth. AMNH 29.0/9978B: close-up showing dark brown color. AMNH 29.0/9978C: close-up of end selvage and yucca-leaf stitching. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 135-2 , Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 135-2 at the time of...

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Cotton Cloth, Accession AZRU-00011, Catalog #1761. Other No: [Unknown]. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Small fragments of cotton plain-weave cloth with faintly visible red coloration. Color appears to be confined to the surfaces of the cloth -- rubbed or painted on. Measurements: L 15.5, W 6.0 CM. Images: AZRU11-1761A: fragment of cotton plain-weave cloth with red coloration. AZRU11-1761B: other face. AZRU11-1761C: detail of red coloration 1. AZRU11-1761D: detail of red coloration 2....