Location
Lot 5, round feature
Discovered
Season 13
Date Range
1675 AD – 1770 AD
Category
Artifact
Era
Colonial
About This Artifact
Fragment of Staffordshire slipware pottery unearthed by archaeologist Fiona Steele at the round feature on Lot 5. Laird Niven dated the piece to 1675-1770, representing some of the earliest pottery found in the feature. Staffordshire slipware was a type of lead-glazed earthenware produced in Staffordshire, England, characterized by trailed slip decoration.
Historical Context
Fiona Steele, Laird Niven; The Curse of Oak Island Season 13 Episode 1
Where It Was Found
Found at Lot 5, round feature — Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
