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India, Tamil Nadu

Chennai / Madras

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: English gin, medicine glass.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Old Fort St George presidency port; George Town and the beach frontage are heavily built over but well mapped.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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