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Sierra Leone, Southern Province
Bonthe Sherbro island trading port
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Coins and tokensPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Sherbro island entrepot for palm produce and piassava, busy with British firms in the 1800s and now a decayed port of board houses; waterfront ground holds trade refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.