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Native American pottery and ceramics history

By navaamy99
  • 25,000 BCE

    Native American settlement

    Native American settlement
    There is evidence of early human settlement on this continent dating from at least 25,000 B.C., long before recorded history began. Most scholars believe that Indians entered the continental United States from Asia, traveling across the Bering Strait and through Canada, between 25,000 to 8,000 B.C.
  • 5500 BCE

    Earliest ceramics or pottery in America

    Earliest ceramics or pottery in America
    The earliest ceramics or pottery known from the Americas have been found in the lower Amazon Basin. Ceramics from the Caverna de Pedra Pintada, near Santarém, Brazil, have been dated to 7,500 to 5,000 years ago.
  • 4530 BCE

    Pottery found in Colombia

    Pottery found in Colombia
    Ceramics of the San Jacinto culture in Colombia have been dated to about 4530 BCE,
  • 4000 BCE

    Pottery from Taperinha, also near Santarém, have been dated to 6,000 years ago

    Pottery from Taperinha, also near Santarém, have been dated to 6,000 years ago
    These first ceramics-making cultures were fishers and shellfish-gatherers.
  • 3200 BCE

    Pottery appeared in the Valdivia culture in Ecuador

    Pottery appeared in the Valdivia culture in Ecuador
  • 2492 BCE

    First traces of pottery in North America

    First traces of pottery in North America
    The oldest pottery unearthed in North America was found on Stallings Island in the Savannah River near Augusta, Georgia. These artifacts date back to 4,500 years ago.
  • 2460 BCE

    Ceramics and Pottery of the Orange and Norwood cultures

    Ceramics and Pottery of the Orange and Norwood cultures
    in northern Florida to around 2460 BCE
  • 2140 BCE

    The spread of ceramics in Central America came later.

    The spread of ceramics in Central America came later.
    Ceramics from Monagrillo in Panama been dated to around 2140 BCE,
  • 1890 BCE

    Tronadora in Costa Rica

    Tronadora in Costa Rica
  • 1805 BCE

    Pottery in Mexico

    Pottery in Mexico
    The Purrón tradition in southcentral Mexico have been dated to around 1805 BCE.
  • 1682 BCE

    Barra in Guatemala to around 1682 BCE.

    Barra in Guatemala to around 1682 BCE.
  • 1487 BCE

    The earliest ceramics in Canada

    The earliest ceramics in Canada
    The earliest ceramics in Canada were made in the northern Yukon more than 3,500 years ago, within sight of the Arctic Ocean.That Siberian-inspired Palaeoeskimo pottery tradition, however, did not spread to more southern regions
  • 1150

    Mimbres burial bowl 1000-1150.

    Mimbres burial bowl 1000-1150.

  • Maria Martinez prepares for firing

    Maria Martinez prepares for firing
    Maria Martinez was one of the best pottery makers from Pueblo

  • Three pots from a series made by Maria and Julian Martinez

    Three pots from a series made by Maria and Julian Martinez
    made by Maria and Julian Martinez,
    Courtesy of David Rockefeller

  • Yei water jar

    Yei water jar
    by Lorraine Williams,
    featuring a symbolic Navajo design.
    Photograph by Craig Smith.

  • Acoma Pueblo Native American Pottery Makers

    Acoma Pueblo Native American Pottery Makers
    present day pottery makers keep the tradition of pottery making alive with their beautiful desings