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.

Keywords

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1140 to 1280 (Post-Chacoan)

Calendar Date: 1110 to 1140 (Late Chacoan)

Spatial Coverage

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