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Balikesir, Balıkesir
Ayvalik olive oil quays and Ottoman Greek town waterfront
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Major Ottoman Greek olive oil and soap town until 1922, with quays, warehouses and harbourside refuse from a century of export trade.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.