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Southern Europe, Sicily

Syracuse

Cala Rossa, Ortigia

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Sicilian wine greens.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1800-1950

Mapped: notable for manganese (pre-WWI) glass below a 2,700-year city.

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