Students in Florida Discovered a 400-Year-Old Intact Pot That Reveals Conflict Among Indigenous, Spanish and English Powers
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ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source The pot was unearthed by University of Florida students this spring. Kristen Grace / Florida Museum of Natural History Archaeologists in Florida discovered a rare, fully intact pot that was likely made by a member of the Potano Indigenous community roughly 400 years ago. The bowl-shaped vessel, which is made of clay, has a smooth, gray surface and a simple rim that flares slightly outward.
- ▪ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source The pot was unearthed by University of Florida students this spring.
- ▪Kristen Grace / Florida Museum of Natural History Archaeologists in Florida discovered a rare, fully intact pot that was likely made by a member of the Potano Indigenous community roughly 400 years ago.
- ▪The bowl-shaped vessel, which is made of clay, has a smooth, gray surface and a simple rim that flares slightly outward.
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Cool Finds Students in Florida Discovered a 400-Year-Old Intact Pot That Reveals Conflict Among Indigenous, Spanish and English Powers Archaeology students at the University of Florida discovered the rare vessel at the site of the former Mission San Francisco de Potano, established in 1606 when Florida was under Spanish rule Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent July 24, 2026 10:09 a.m. ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source The pot was unearthed by University of Florida students this spring. Kristen Grace / Florida Museum of Natural History Archaeologists in Florida discovered a rare, fully intact pot that was likely made by a member of the Potano Indigenous community roughly 400 years ago.
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