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Nordics, Capital Region

Copenhagen

Sydhavnstippen shore (20th-c)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: 1940s-60s Danish beers, slag glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1945-1980

The dump-era history is fully documented; the erosion shoreline is a known local beachcombing spot. Honest era: post-war, not pre-1900.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Contaminated fill

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