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South Africa, Eastern Cape

Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Stoneware ginger beersStoneware ginger beers
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Eastern Cape trade glass, black-glass wines.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth): settler port1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Grahamstown (Makhanda)112 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Makhanda (Grahamstown): 1820 Settlers town113 km away · Old dump ground
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