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Crete
Sitia east Crete raisin port
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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
Rebuilt from 1870 as the Ottoman port for east Crete's sultana and oil trade, a planned grid town on the bay.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.