Montezuma Castle Archeology, Part II: Textiles

Kent, Kate

This series of 61 specimens was sent for analysis from the Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, Arizona, to the Indian Department of the Denver Art Museum during the winter of 1937-1938. LABORATORY METHODS The specimens were received in three groups and were numbered arbitrarily upon receipt, merely as a method of identification.1 (The PS numbers appearing on some of the pages are original National Park Service numbers.) Each piece was then cleaned as thoroughly as possible. Next, gross measurements were taken of each—in inches and centimeters. Slides were then made of the material or materials found in every specimen and checked by F. Martin Brown, Dr. Volney Jones and Dr. A. C. Whitford. Dr. Whitford made the photomicrographs shown in the paper. 1. These numbers appear in the photographs on the metal-edged, round disks. Technical sketches were made after careful examination of each specimen under the microscope. One or more photographs of each piece were then taken.2 Finally, comparative literature was checked to determine the location and techniques of similar specimens. Haury's Sierra Ancha finds, and Hough's Gila River report proved to be the most valuable data in this respect.