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Ghana, Western

Axim Fort San Antonio surf-port shore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Trade beadsTrade beads
Sea potterySea pottery
Old bottlesOld bottles

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (CC BY 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Portuguese Fort San Antonio of 1515, Dutch from 1642, anchored gold and timber lighterage through heavy surf; canoe beaches below the fort saw centuries of spillage.

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