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India & Indian Ocean, Maharashtra

Mumbai

Sassoon Dock / Colaba shore (buy-side)

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: beers, inks (mostly via the bazaar).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1870-1940

No documented foreshore finds; the real documented supply chain is Chor Bazaar, where dug and salvaged colonial bottles surface for sale.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Monsoon Jun-Sep unworkable

Keep exploring nearby

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