2,000 year-old Akawaio pot donated to Walter Roth Museum

The Akawaio pot, estimated to be over 2,000 years old (Culture Ministry photo)

An Akawaio pot, estimated to be over 2,000 years old has been presented to the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology

“The pot, of Akawaio design, was excavated in the course of mining work from under 30 feet of sand at the bottom of the river, and there are flecks of gold [that] can [be] seen at the bottom of the pot,” a press release from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport said, after yesterday’s handing over

Annette Arjoon-Martins presented the ceramic pot to Minister Frank Anthony, who then