1,300-Year Old Kiln Found in Mexico
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An oven used by the Zapotecs confirms the long tradition of pottery in Mexico's Oaxaca region. (Jaime Vera y de Héctor Montaño / INAH.)
Archaeologists hypothesize that the oven dates from the early years of occupation of pre-Columbian site (650 - 900 AD), ie it's more than 1,300 years. (Jaime Vera y de Héctor Montaño / INAH.)
This is one of the best preserved of all kilns that have been found in the Zapotec area. (Jaime Vera y de Héctor Montaño / INAH.)
This oven can link the traditional pre-Hispanic pottery craft to that of the current community of Santa Martá Atzompa. (Jaime Vera y de Héctor Montaño / INAH.)
This hearth was discovered recently in pre-Hispanic Archaeological Zone Atzompa. (Jaime Vera y de Héctor Montaño / INAH.)
Archaeologist Jaime Vera said the kilns was buried under a stucco floor known as the home of the altar. (Jaime Vera y de Héctor Montaño / INAH.)
Located four kilometers from Monte Alban, Atzompa has a total of 40 structures so far discovered. (Jaime Vera y de Héctor Montaño / INAH.)
Archeologists cross-hatching the possible house and alter. (Jaime Vera y de Héctor Montaño / INAH.)