Waikato, Waikato Region
Te Aroha spa and goldfield town
Riverbank Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Coins and tokensPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
1880 goldfield opening on the mountain above a Waihou river landing, quickly doubling as a soda-spring spa town; domain edges and river flats hold resort-era refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.