Archaeologists discover port where would have sailed the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa María

In Palos de la Frontera, located in the south of Andalucía, a group of archaeologists from the University of Huelva discovered a part of the port area, where according to their studies, would be exactly where the three ships: The Niña , the Pinta and the Santa María would have sailed.

Juan Manuel Campos, archeology professor and director of the study, indicates that this would be an archaeological complex composed of the Alota and  the pottery port.

To determine whether the constructions are linked or not to the port, Campos explains that during a geothermal survey in 1992, made by the same university, it was possible to determine the physiognomy of the bay and its depth, which allowed the entry of the ships of that time to the port without problems.

The most important discover of the study was that in the sediment samples, in addition to pollen and other series of residues, remnants of caulking material used to join the tables of the hull of a boat were discovered. Its presence would evidence that the maritime traffic in the sector was very strong.