Pottery related to unknown culture was found in Ecuador

[Judi Lynn]

1. MYSTERY POTTERY POINTS TO 6,500-YEAR-OLD UNKNOWN CULTURE THAT MAY HAVE LIVED ALONGSIDE ONE OF OLDEST

MYSTERY POTTERY POINTS TO 6,500-YEAR-OLD UNKNOWN CULTURE THAT MAY HAVE LIVED ALONGSIDE ONE OF OLDEST CIVILIZATION IN AMERICAS



Researchers have found fragments of 6,500-year-old pottery in Ecuador from an unknown culture that may have lived alongside one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas.

An international team of archaeologists says that the find provides new insights into the origin of pottery technology in the region, according to a study published in the journal Antiquity.

The archaeologists uncovered the ceramics during excavations which began in 2015 at a site known as Real Alto on the country's Pacific coast. More than 40 fragments were found between depths of 30 and 40 inches.

The collection composing more than 40 sherds — referred to as the "San Pedro" complex — was subsequently radiocarbon dated to between 4,640 and 4,460 B.C.

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