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North Aegean

Chios mastic and shipping harbour

Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: glazed wares.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Mastic and shipping island whose harbour town was devastated in 1822 and 1881 yet remained a major Aegean trade port.

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