Thursday, January 29, 2009

Feds return ancient jar to NM pueblo

The U.S. Attorney's Office and investigators with the Bureau of Land Management returned an ancient clay jar to its rightful owners Wednesday after it had been stolen from a New Mexico archaeological site. Dignitaries of Acoma Pueblo accepted the jar, called an olla, during a ceremony. The jar was made sometime between 900 and 1100 A.D. Archeologists believe it may have originally served as a vessel for food left for travelers along the Zuni-Acoma trail in western New Mexico.

Reported by KOB.com

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