Aztec West Ruin: Perishable Artifacts and Pottery from Excavations by the American Museum of Natural History

Summary

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 Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico. Although their work with the Aztec Ruins collections continues, this tDAR project includes images of all pottery and perishable artifacts documented by the researchers through 2011. Documentation of the artifacts was undertaken as part of several research projects involving the Chacoan and post-Chacoan occupations of Aztec Ruins and other sites in the Middle San Juan region of northwestern New Mexico.

Cite this Record

Aztec West Ruin: Perishable Artifacts and Pottery from Excavations by the American Museum of Natural History. ( tDAR id: 365184) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8FF3TS0

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan

Material
Ceramic • Wood

Site Name
Aztec Ruins, West Ruin

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Settlements • Town / City

Investigation Types
Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM • Aztec West Ruin • Basketry • Ceramic • Hide Artifacts • Mancos Black-on-white • McElmo Black-On-White • Mesa Verde Black-On-White • Perishable Artifacts • Pottery • Textile Artifacts • Wood Artifact

Geographic Keywords
Animas Valley • Four Corners Region • Middle San Juan • San Juan Basin • Totah

Temporal Keywords
Late Chacoan - Post Chacoan Period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1110 to 1140 (Late Chacoan)

Calendar Date: 1140 to 1280 (Post-Chacoan)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.038; min lat: 36.803 ; max long: -107.955; max lat: 36.861 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Gary Brown; David Hurst Thomas

Principal Investigator(s): Lori Reed; Laurie Webster

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

Record Identifiers

AMNH Accession Number(s): AMNH 29.0; AMNH 29.1

NPS Accession Number(s): AZRU-00001; AZRU-00008

Notes

General Note: Some items are from burial contexts. Access to images of these items is restricted and only available through consultation with NPS and AMNH

General Note: High resolution images are archived and available to researchers through the National Park Service, Aztec Ruins National Monument.

General Note: Publication or use of images is restricted; permission may be obtained through consultation with American Museum of Natural History and Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Source Collections

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

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

Related Comparative Collections

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

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

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

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 201-300 of 852)

  • Images (852)

Images

  1. Ceramic: Worked Sherds, AMNH29.0 (2004)
  2. Perishable: Basket Base AMNH 29.0/8634 (2006)
  3. Perishable: Basket Ladle, AMNH 29.1/3219 (2006)
  4. Perishable: Basket Plaque AZRU8-2896 (2006)
  5. Perishable: Basket Plaque AZRU8-2897 (2006)
  6. Perishable: Basket Splints AZRU8-2600 (2006)
  7. Perishable: Bound and Knotted Yucca Leaves AZRU8-1042 (2006)
  8. Perishable: Bound Corn Tassels AZRU8-2749 (2006)
  9. Perishable: Bound Sticks AZRU8-2634 (2006)
  10. Perishable: Bound Twigs AZRU8-2783 (2006)
  11. Perishable: Braided Cloth AMNH 29.0/9442 (2006)
  12. Perishable: Braided Cotton AMNH 29.0/7598 (2006)
  13. Perishable: Brush AZRU8-1348 (2006)
  14. Perishable: Brush AZRU8-2775 (2006)
  15. Perishable: Brushes AMNH 29.0-7735_7734 (2006)
  16. Perishable: Carbonized Basket AMNH 29.0-6795 (2006)
  17. Perishable: Carbonized Basket AMNH 29.0/6793 (2006)
  18. Perishable: Carbonized Cloth AMNH 29.0/7461 (2006)
  19. Perishable: Carbonized Cloth, AMNH 29.0-7997 (2006)
  20. Perishable: Carbonized Cloth, AMNH 29.0/7995 (2006)
  21. Perishable: Carbonized Fabric and Sandal, AMNH 29.0/6786 (2006)
  22. Perishable: Carbonized Fabric fused to Mat, AMNH 29.0/6787 (2006)
  23. Perishable: Carbonized Fabric, AMNH 29.0-7075 (2006)
  24. Perishable: Carbonized Fabric, AMNH 29.0/6788.1 (2006)
  25. Perishable: Carbonized Yarn, AMNH 29.0/7996 (2006)
  26. Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2888 (2006)
  27. Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2889 (2006)
  28. Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2890 (2006)
  29. Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2891 (2006)
  30. Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2892 (2006)
  31. Perishable: Cedar Bark Coil AZRU8-2893 (2006)
  32. Perishable: Cedar Coil AMNH 29.0/7675 (2006)
  33. Perishable: Cedar Coil AZRU8-2807 (2006)
  34. Perishable: Cedar Rope AZRU8-2753 (2006)
  35. Perishable: Cedar-bark Torch AMNH 29.0/5337 (2006)
  36. Perishable: Coil of Twigs AZRU8-2760 (2006)
  37. Perishable: Coil of Twigs AZRU8-2762 (2006)
  38. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0-8791 (2006)
  39. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0-8937 (2006)
  40. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0-8958 (2006)
  41. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0-8959 (2006)
  42. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0-9685 (2006)
  43. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0-9694 (2006)
  44. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0-9695 (2006)
  45. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0/6741 (2006)
  46. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0/7373A (2006)
  47. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0/8859 (2006)
  48. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0/8861 (2006)
  49. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0/9345 (2006)
  50. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0/9502 (2006)
  51. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0/9962 (2006)
  52. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.0/9993 (2006)
  53. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.1-3221 (2006)
  54. Perishable: Coiled Basket AMNH 29.1/3220 (2006)
  55. Perishable: Coiled Basket AZRU1-1033 (2006)
  56. Perishable: Coiled Basket AZRU8-1792 (2006)
  57. Perishable: Coiled Basket AZRU8-2895 (2006)
  58. Perishable: Coiled Basket Plaque AZRU1-1037 (2006)
  59. Perishable: Coiled Basket Plaque AZRU1-1038 (2006)
  60. Perishable: Coiled Basket, AMNH 29.0/7725 (2006)
  61. Perishable: Coiled Basket, AMNH 29.1/3222 (2006)
  62. Perishable: Coiled Baskets AMNH 29.0/6878 (2006)
  63. Perishable: Coiled Plaque AZRU8-3102 (2006)
  64. Perishable: Coiled Plaque AZRU8-3103 (2006)
  65. Perishable: Cordage AMNH 29.0/8629 (2006)
  66. Perishable: Cordage AMNH 29.0/9495 (2006)
  67. Perishable: Cordage AMNH 29.0/9717 (2006)
  68. Perishable: Cordage Band AMNH 29.0/7730 (2006)
  69. Perishable: Cordage Object AMNH 29.0/9664 (2006)
  70. Perishable: Cordage with Adobe AMNH 29.0/9623 (2006)
  71. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2877 (2006)
  72. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2878 (2006)
  73. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2879 (2006)
  74. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2880 (2006)
  75. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2881 (2006)
  76. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2882 (2006)
  77. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2883 (2006)
  78. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2884 (2006)
  79. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2885 (2006)
  80. Perishable: Corn Leaf Coil AZRU8-2886 (2006)
  81. Perishable: Corn Tassels AZRU8-779 (2006)
  82. Perishable: Corn Tassels/Yucca Chains AZRU8-780 (2006)
  83. Perishable: Corncob on Quill AZRU8-2870 (2006)
  84. Perishable: Corncob on Reed AZRU8-2871 (2006)
  85. Perishable: Corncob on Stick AZRU8-2872 (2006)
  86. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7383 (2006)
  87. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7411 (2006)
  88. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7715 (2006)
  89. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7716 (2006)
  90. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7717 (2006)
  91. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0-7718 (2006)
  92. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/5307 (2006)
  93. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8471 (2006)
  94. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8478 (2006)
  95. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8479 (2006)
  96. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8480 (2006)
  97. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8481 (2006)
  98. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AMNH 29.0/8483 (2006)
  99. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AZRU8-2778 (2006)
  100. Perishable: Cornhusk Basket AZRU8-2779 (2006)