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West Bengal
Kolkata, India
Hooghly left bank, Daighat to Prinsep Ghat, colonial port
Riverbank Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Clay pipe stems
Coins and tokensAlso reported: cannon, brick, terracotta (none documented as hobby finds).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
British, French, Dutch, Danish and Portuguese trading posts from the 1600s, Kidderpore docks 1892, jute mills; the bank at Daighat was former river bed.
Outlook India Dec 2022: five British era cannons dug from the Hooghly left bank at Daighat near Kidderpore docks by Navy workers 2021-22; Wikipedia riverfront page lists the Prinsep Ghat to Babughat stretchView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Tidal boreDeep silt, sewage, port security
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