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West Africa & Atlantic, Central

Elmina, Ghana

Castle-town foreshore

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Dutch trade gin, Portuguese long shots, British colonial glass - with the castle's history demanding respect for what any of it may connect to..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1482-1900

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Surf
dense fishing-harbor activity.

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