Ceramic: Mesa Verde style corrugated, jar, AMNH 29.0/6759

Mesa Verde style corrugated, jar, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6759, Morris FS 369. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating local production at Aztec. Jar is 95% complete. Measurements: 12.4 cm orifice diameter, 18.5 cm height. Image AMNH 29.0/6759: top view showing vessel orifice, everted curvature of rim, and lightly obliterated indented corrugations. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva D, Aztec West Ruin. Morris describes Kiva D as having “been burned before its original contents were removed….Quantities of charcoal covered the floor. The adobe from the roof was fused in places and in others burned to the consistency of brick. The space above was filled by fallen masonry” (Earl Morris 1916-1923 unpublished “Kiva Notes”; on file at Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico). Morris (1924:212) also indicates that the bodies of four individuals were in the kiva at the time of burning. “Pottery vessels and other objects were scattered about on the floor and on the banquettes as if left where convenience dictated by those accustomed to frequent the chamber” (Morris 1924:212). Reference: Earl Morris, 1924, Burials in the Aztec Ruin and the Aztec Ruin Annex, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Vol. XXVI, Parts III and IV, American Museum of Natural History, New York.

梅萨维德风格波纹陶罐，美国自然历史博物馆（American Museum of Natural History, AMNH）入藏编号29.0，馆藏编号6759，莫里斯标本编号FS 369。该器物于2004年由洛里·里德（Lori Reed）完成分析。其羼和料为粒状火成岩，表明该器物为阿兹特克（Aztec）本地生产。该陶罐保存完整度达95%。尺寸参数：口径12.4厘米，器高18.5厘米。影像资料编号AMNH 29.0/6759：为器物俯视图，可观测到器口、外卷的唇沿弧度，以及略有磨损模糊的压印波纹装饰。该器物出土自厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris）对阿兹特克西遗址（Aztec West Ruin）D基瓦（Kiva D）的发掘工作。莫里斯在相关记录中描述D基瓦："在原出土遗物被移除前，该空间即已遭焚毁……地面覆盖着大量木炭，屋顶的土坯部分发生熔融，其余区域则被烧至砖状硬度，上方空间被坠落的砖石填满"（引自厄尔·莫里斯1916-1923年未出版《基瓦笔记》，现藏于新墨西哥州阿兹特克市阿兹特克遗址国家纪念地档案库）。莫里斯（1924：212）同时提及，焚毁发生时，基瓦内共有4具个体遗骸。"陶器与其他器物散落在地面及基瓦内的长凳上，仿佛是常使用该空间的人们出于便利随手放置"（莫里斯，1924：212）。参考文献：厄尔·莫里斯，1924年，《阿兹特克遗址及附属遗址中的墓葬》，载《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》第26卷第三、四分册，美国自然历史博物馆，纽约。