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Medemblik old Zuiderzee harbour
Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Clay pipe stems
Sea pottery
Old bottlesPhotos 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
One of the oldest Zuiderzee ports with a medieval castle and 17th-19th c trading harbour; dredge spoil and dike margins carry period material.
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