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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bas-Congo
Boma Congo Free State capital waterfront
Riverbank Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Nails and fittingsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Capital of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo until 1926, with prefabricated iron buildings and the baobab quays of the lower river; capital-era ground lines the front.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.