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India, West Bengal

Kolkata / Calcutta (Hooghly bund)

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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

Also reported: English and continental gin.

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

Capital of British India; the Hooghly ghats, Strand and dockside strata are among the richest colonial deposits, minutely surveyed.

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