JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida students are pulling pieces of history from the banks of the St. Johns River — unearthing pottery from indigenous people who lived in the Jacksonville area more than 1,000 to 2,000 years ago.
The dig is part of a six-week archaeology field course on an island on the north side of the St. Johns River, running from May through late June.
Ancient pottery found in Jacksonville’s backyard
UNF archaeology student Liliana Betancourt described one of her finds during the dig.
“An orange sherd — orange is some of the oldest in North America. It dates back to 2500 BCE to about 500 BCE,” Betancourt said…