Perishable: Cordage with Adobe AMNH 29.0/9623

Cordage with Adobe, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #9623. Morris FS 3108. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Plied, wrapped yucca and turkey-feather cordage threaded through adobe piece. Image: AMNH 29.0/9623A: adobe threaded with quill-wrapped cordage. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room139, 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.

含土坯（Adobe）的绳具，入藏号AMNH29.0，目录号9623，编号Morris FS 3108。2006年由劳里·韦伯斯特（Laurie Webster）完成分析。该绳具经加捻处理，以丝兰纤维与火鸡羽毛包裹，穿入土坯块中。影像资料：AMNH 29.0/9623A：穿有羽轴包裹绳具的土坯。该文物出土于厄尔·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·莫里斯在发掘时对139号房间的描述如下："当笔者凿开封堵139号房间与143号房间之间门道北侧的砖石饰面时，天花板的状况迫使我们仓促撤离。支撑结构采用雪松而非松木。显然建造者意识到这类木材的脆性，因此用两对原木搭建了房间的支撑体系，每对原木替代了常规的单根松木横梁。房间地面上堆积着干燥的废弃物，其中混杂有相当比例的植物性物质，这类废弃物富含各类标本。"（莫里斯1928：366）

参考文献：厄尔·莫里斯，1928年，《阿兹特克遗址发掘笔记》，第XXVI卷，第五部分，美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集，纽约。