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Southwest Africa, Karas Region

Luderitz, Namibia

German colonial port

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: German colonial glass: Bavarian beers, seltzers, schnapps in hyper-arid preservation..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1883-1900

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Desert isolation
the diamond-area boundary

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