In the 1600s, a Native American clay pot was buried at a Spanish mission in Florida. Around 400 years later, archaeologists were stunned to find it intact

A remarkable archaeological discovery in Florida is shedding new light on Native American history and Spanish colonial life. Archaeologists have uncovered a rare, fully intact clay pot believed to have been made by a member of the Potano Indigenous community around 400 years ago.

Unlike most pottery fragments found during excavations, this vessel survived centuries beneath the ground without breaking, making it one of the most unusual discoveries at the historic site.