Aztec West Ruin: Ceramic and Perishable Artifacts from the 1984 West Ruin Accession 61 Excavation Project

Summary

This project includes images of ceramic and perishable artifacts from Accession AZRU-61 recovered during the 1984 Archeological Investigations for Modifications to West Ruin Drainage project. Excavations associated with the project were under the direction of Jim Trott of the National Park Service, Santa Fe support office. In addition to trench excavations in the Aztec West plaza, several rooms (225, 221, 222, 223, 129, 158(2), 204, 232, and 255) in the north and west wings of the great house were partially excavated to install a drainage system and to lower fill levels in previously unexcavated rooms. To date, artifacts that have been analyzed, photographed, and ingested in tDAR consist of ceramic and perishable artifacts. Between 2006 and 2008, ceramic artifacts were analyzed by Lori Stephens Reed and Tori Myers of Animas Ceramic Consulting, Inc. under NPS contract. The perishable artifacts were analyzed by Dr. Laurie Webster under a second NPS contract. This tDAR project currently includes jpg images of artifacts recovered during the excavation work.

Cite this Record

Aztec West Ruin: Ceramic and Perishable Artifacts from the 1984 West Ruin Accession 61 Excavation Project. ( tDAR id: 368170) ; doi:10.6067/XCV87D2WKQ

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan

Material
Basketry • Ceramic • Hide • Textile

Site Name
Aztec Ruins, West Ruin

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

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Stabilization

General
Basketry • Ceramic • McElmo Black-On-White • Mesa Verde Black-On-White • Perishable Artifacts • Textile Artifacts

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: 1140 to 1280 (Post-Chacoan)

Calendar Date: 1110 to 1140 (Late Chacoan)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.046; min lat: 36.807 ; max long: -107.963; max lat: 36.855 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Gary Brown

Contributor(s): Lori Reed; Laurie Webster

Record Identifiers

Aztec Ruins National Monument Accession Number(s): AZRU-00061

Notes

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

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

General Note: Publication or use of the image is restricted; permission may be obtained through consultation with National Park Service, Aztec Ruins National Monument.

Source Collections

Original Item: Hibben Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

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

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-100 of 111)

  • Images (111)

Images

  1. Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white sherds, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  2. Ceramic: Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  3. Ceramic: Escavada Black-on-white jar sherds, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  4. Ceramic: Example of Chaco Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  5. Ceramic: Examples of Mancos Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  6. Ceramic: Examples of Mancos Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  7. Ceramic: Examples of McElmo Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  8. Ceramic: Examples of McElmo Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  9. Ceramic: Examples of Mesa Verde Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  10. Ceramic: Examples of Mesa Verde Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  11. Ceramic: Examples of Mesa Verde Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  12. Ceramic: Examples of Mesa Verde Black-on-white, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  13. Ceramic: Examples of worked sherds showing scallop-shaped ground edges and irregular-shaped disks from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  14. Ceramic: Handle fragments with worked edges from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  15. Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white canteen, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  16. Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white rim sherds, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  17. Ceramic: McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white rim sherds, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  18. Ceramic: McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white worked sherd, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  19. Ceramic: McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl rim fragments, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  20. Ceramic: McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl sherds, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  21. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white bowl rim fragment, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  22. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white bowl rim, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  23. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white bowl rims, spokeshave-type tools, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  24. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white bowl sherds, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  25. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white mug rim fragment, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  26. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white partial bowl, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  27. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white partial bowl, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  28. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white partial bowl, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  29. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white rim fragment, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  30. Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white, mug (partial), Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  31. Ceramic: Mug fragments, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  32. Ceramic: Ornament made from hollow handle fragment, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  33. Ceramic: Puerco Black-on-white bowl rim, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  34. Ceramic: Puerco Black-on-white globular jar fragment, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  35. Ceramic: Red ware sherds of Mogollon provenance, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  36. Ceramic: Sherds showing dipper wear and worked edges, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  37. Ceramic: Smudged black ware jar shoulder fragment, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  38. Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  39. Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  40. Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  41. Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  42. Ceramic: Worked sherds from various proveniences, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  43. Ceramic: Worked sherds, chipped and ground disks, Accession AZRU-000061 (2005)
  44. Ceramic: Worked sherds, chipped and ground disks, Accession AZRU-000061 (2005)
  45. Ceramic: Worked sherds, ground tabular-shaped objects, Accession AZRU-00061 (2005)
  46. Perishable: Basket Base AZRU61-9872 (2006)
  47. Perishable: Ceiling Elements AZRU61-10463 (2006)
  48. Perishable: Ceiling Elements AZRU61-10675 (2006)
  49. Perishable: Ceiling Elements AZRU61-9021 (2006)
  50. Perishable: Coiled Basket AZRU61-7907 (2006)
  51. Perishable: Coiled Basket AZRU61-9309 (2006)
  52. Perishable: Coiled Basket AZRU61-9316 (2006)
  53. Perishable: Coiled Basket AZRU61-9328 (2006)
  54. Perishable: Colored Stick AZRU61-9416 (2006)
  55. Perishable: Cotton Cloth AZRU61-9042 (2006)
  56. Perishable: Cotton Cloth AZRU61-9265 (2006)
  57. Perishable: Cotton String AZRU 9148 (2006)
  58. Perishable: Cotton Yarn AZRU61-9298 (2006)
  59. Perishable: Cotton Yarn AZRU61-9374 (2006)
  60. Perishable: Digging Stick AZRU61-11004 (2006)
  61. Perishable: Hide Fragment AZRU61-8772 (2006)
  62. Perishable: Historic Tool Handle AZRU61-10414 (2006)
  63. Perishable: Human Hair Cordage AZRU61-9938 (2006)
  64. Perishable: Knotted Cordage AZRU 8207 (2006)
  65. Perishable: Peeled Willow AZRU61-8434 (2006)
  66. Perishable: Plaited Band AZRU61-9367 (2006)
  67. Perishable: Plaited Basket AZRU61-9203 (2006)
  68. Perishable: Plaited Basket AZRU61-9448 (2006)
  69. Perishable: Plaited Mat AZRU61-8119 (2006)
  70. Perishable: Plaited Mat AZRU61-8134 (2006)
  71. Perishable: Plaited Mat AZRU61-9258 (2006)
  72. Perishable: Plaited Sandal AZRU61-9451 (2006)
  73. Perishable: Plant Bundle AZRU61-9200 (2006)
  74. Perishable: Rush Bundle AZRU61-10676 (2006)
  75. Perishable: Rush Bundle AZRU61-10677 (2006)
  76. Perishable: Rush Bundle AZRU61-10678 (2006)
  77. Perishable: Rush Bundle AZRU61-10679 (2006)
  78. Perishable: Rush Bundle AZRU61-10682 (2006)
  79. Perishable: Rush Bundle AZRU61-9388 (2006)
  80. Perishable: Tied Bark AZRU61-7955 (2006)
  81. Perishable: Tied Twigs AZR61-9044 (2006)
  82. Perishable: Twined Mat AZRU61-9553 (2006)
  83. Perishable: Twined Object AZRU61-8142 (2006)
  84. Perishable: Twined Sandal AZRU61-8158 (2006)
  85. Perishable: Twined Sandal AZRU61-9275 (2006)
  86. Perishable: Twined Sandal AZRU61-9425 (2006)
  87. Perishable: Willow Elements AZRU61-10684 (2006)
  88. Perishable: Willow Elements AZRU61-10686 (2006)
  89. Perishable: Willow Fragments AZRU61-9533 (2006)
  90. Perishable: Willow Mat AZRU61-10683 (2006)
  91. Perishable: Willow Sticks AZRU61-8109 (2006)
  92. Perishable: Wood Billet AZRU61-10428 (2006)
  93. Perishable: Wood Board AZRU61-9339 (2006)
  94. Perishable: Wooden Implement AZRU61-10407 (2006)
  95. Perishable: Wooden Implement AZRU61-7735 (2006)
  96. Perishable: Wooden Implement AZRU61-7776 (2006)
  97. Perishable: Worked Stick AZRU61-9340 (2006)
  98. Perishable: Worked Wood AZRU61-7917 (2006)
  99. Perishable: Worked Wood AZRU61-9026 (2006)
  100. Perishable: Worked Wood AZRU61-9123 (2006)