A successful season at the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village reached a new high over the weekend.
For the first time since 1928—when regular research started at the Mitchell site—archeology experts have found a ceramic vessel, or a small pot, that remains intact. Previously, every other piece of pottery found at the site has been crushed or broken at the time of discovery.
The discovery was made Saturday at the Thomsen Archeodome during the village's annual Archeology Awareness Days held at the site along Lake Mitchell.
Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village Executive Director Cindy Gregg said the findings created a clear sense of excitement.
"This is a really big finding," she said. "Especially when we consider that everything else has been broken."
The pot is tiny, measuring only a few inches wide and it will require further testing. The village will send it to Bristol, England, for residue testing, which might give a clue as to what the pot was used for. That process could take several months. She said the small size of the item could have been one of the reasons it has stayed as one piece after an estimated 1,000 years.
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