Sri Lanka, North Western Province
Kalpitiya Dutch fort and pearl-fishery shore
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea pottery
Coins and tokens
Old bottlesAlso reported: pearling debris.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Dutch fort of 1667 guarding the Puttalam lagoon and the pearl banks beyond; garrison and fishery camps left material along the spit through the colonial centuries.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.