“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.
Story: Marcus Traxler, The Daily Republic | Photo: The Daily Republic
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