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Ghana, Central

Saltpond palm-oil surf port beach

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Trade beadsTrade beads

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Fante surf port that shipped palm oil and hosted early Gold Coast commerce and politics; lighterage beaches and merchant-house fringe carry trade refuse.

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