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Gelderland

Elburg fortified fishing-town moats

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Sea potterySea pottery
Old bottlesOld bottles

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1832 historic-map era

Planned medieval fortress townlet that lived from Zuiderzee fishing; moats, havenkanaal and old beach lines carry long-period refuse.

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