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Assam

Digboi oil-town and Assam railway camp ground

Old dump ground Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: tins, insulators.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Site of Asia's oldest refinery from 1901, built by the Assam Railways and Trading Company deep in the tea belt; company-town tips hold early oilfield and planter refuse.

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