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Southwest, Utah

Great Salt Lake UT

Saltair lakebed (do not dig)

Lake shore Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: (observe only) resort crockery, purple glass, pilings.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

The 1893 Saltair pavilion burned 1925; the receding lake exposes its footprint

Relic hunting the receding shoreline covered by KSL; archaeologists publicly warned collectors after an illegal dig hole was found at Saltair.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Deep salt mud

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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