Perishable: Cotton Cloth AMNH 29.0/9452

Cotton Cloth, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9452. Morris FS 2936. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fragment of 1/1 plain weave cotton cloth. Image: AMNH 29.0/9452A: small fragment of plain-weave cotton cloth. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 139, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 139 at the time of excavation is as follows: “When the writer broke through the veneer of masonry which sealed the north side of the door leading into Room 139 from Room 143, the condition of the ceiling dictated a hasty retreat. The supports were of cedar instead of pine. Evidently realizing the brittleness of this kind of wood, the builders spanned the room with two pairs of logs, each pair taking the place of the customary single beam of pine. On the floor of the room was dry refuse with a fairly large admixture of vegetable substance. This refuse was very rich in specimens.” (Morris 1928:366) Reference: Earl Morris, 1928, Notes on Excavations in the Aztec Ruin, Volume XXVI, Part V, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

棉织物（Cotton Cloth），入藏号AMNH29.0、目录号9452，档案编号Morris FS 2936，2006年由劳里·韦伯斯特（Laurie Webster）完成分析。该标本为1/1平纹织法棉织物残片。图像资料：AMNH 29.0/9452A：平纹织法棉织物小型残片。该残片出土自厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris）对阿兹特克西遗址（Aztec West Ruin）139号房间的发掘工作。厄尔·莫里斯在发掘期间对139号房间的描述如下：“当笔者打通从143号房间通往139号房间的门北侧的砖石饰面时，天花板的状况迫使我们仓促撤退。支撑结构采用雪松而非松木。显然建造者已意识到此种木材的脆性，遂以两组原木横跨房间，每组原木替代了常规使用的单根松木横梁。房间地面堆积着干燥废弃物，其中混杂有相当比例的植物性物质，该废弃物内含大量标本。”（莫里斯，1928：366）参考文献：厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris），1928年，《阿兹特克遗址发掘笔记》（Notes on Excavations in the Aztec Ruin），第XXVI卷，第五部分，美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集（Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History），纽约。