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East Africa & Indian Ocean, Nampula
Ilha de Mocambique (look only)
Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea potteryAlso reported: (observe only) Portuguese olive glass.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1507-1898
400 years as Portuguese East Africa's capital, then abandonment - a sealed deposit whose intertidal zone is an artifact sheet. No collecting documentation; museum-grade scatter.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Cyclone season Dec-Mar
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.