Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white, jar, AZRU1-800

Summary

Mancos Black-on-white, jar, complete with minor plaster reconstruction. Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #800, Morris FS 5464. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Sherd and granular igneous temper indicates local production. Measurements: 15.5 cm diameter, 30.2 cm height. Image AZRU1-800A: exterior view. Image AZRU1-800B: exterior view. Image AZRU1-800C: exterior view. Image AZRU1-800D: base view. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Kiva R Aztec West Ruin. No published description available for Kiva R, but it is located in the northeast corner of the Plaza at Aztec Wes.

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Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1110 to 1140 (Late Chacoan)

Calendar Date: 1140 to 1280 (Post-Chacoan)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Gary Brown

Contributor(s): Anne Grulich; Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM

Principal Investigator(s): Lori Reed

Repository(s): Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM; American Museum of Natural History, New York City, NY

Notes

Rights & Attribution: High resolution images of the item are archived and available to researchers through the National Park Service, Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Rights & Attribution: Publication or use of the image is restricted; permission may be obtained through consultation with American Museum of Natural History and Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Rights & Attribution: Artifact was collected from Aztec West Ruin excavations by Earl Morris between 1916 and 1922. Morris' excavations were sponsored and funded by the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

Source Collections

Original Items: American Museum of Natural History, New York, and NPS, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

Image: NPS, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

Related Comparative Collections

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at Hibben Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at American Museum of Natural History, New York

Aztec Ruins Collections housed at Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico

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