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Thalassery East India Company factory shore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles

Also reported: coins.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

English East India Company pepper and cardamom factory from 1683 with fort, pier and a Victorian trading quarter; surf-port lighterage spilled cargo and refuse along the shore.

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