Wabanaki people are the first people of Maine


Reconstructed ceramic pot, ca. 700 BCE

Reconstructed ceramic pot, ca. 700 BCE
Item 23445   info
Maine Historical Society

This pot was found at Harlow's Point along the shoreline of Lake Auburn in 1881. A Wabanaki potter made it during the Ceramic Period that began some 2700 years ago.

The vessel was reconstructed with fill material and tripod legs to suggest its original shape, and to add stability.

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