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Uruguay, Soriano

Mercedes Rio Negro river port town

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: gaucho-era metal.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

River port on the Rio Negro from the 1780s, shipping hides and later serving the Liebig meat lands; rambla and old landing ground carry port refuse.

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