Rare Native American Vessel Unearthed at Former Spanish Mission - Archaeology Magazine

Rare Native American Vessel Unearthed at Former Spanish Mission - Archaeology Magazine

Indigenous vessel with scorch marks on the exterior GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA—According to a statement released by the Florida Museum of Natural History, archaeology students uncovered an exceedingly rare, fully intact Native American pottery vessel at the site of a former Spanish mission located in northwest Gainesville. “It’s very unique. Typically, we find things that were broken and discarded,” said Gifford Waters, collections manager at the Flor…