6,000 year old pottery found in Ecuador
11/25/2017 09:00:00 PM
Pottery discovered at the site [Credit: La Universidad Federal del Lejano Oriente de Rusia]
The discovery was made possible by the collaboration of scientists from the Federal University of the Far East of Russia and the Ecole Polytechnique du Littoral (ESPOL) of Ecuador.
The researchers discovered a cultural layer in the ancient settlement of Real Alto that represents the first stages of the colonization of one of the most important sites in the continent's ancient history.
The remains and ceramics found belong to the little studied culture of San Pedro and will clarify their role in the history of pre-Columbian America, said a press statement from the Federal University of the Far East of Russia.
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