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South Aegean

Symi sponge and shipwright harbour

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Sponge fleet and boatbuilding town of neoclassical houses stacked over Gialos harbour, at peak wealth from the 1850s to 1910s.

Keep exploring nearby

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