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India & Indian Ocean, West Bengal

Calcutta

Hooghly ghats & Strand

Riverbank, tidal Inferred from historyPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Capital of British India on the tidal Hooghly

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal river, bore tide, crowds.

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