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Southern Europe, Pays de la Loire

Nantes

Trentemoult Loire foreshore

Riverbank, tidal Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: faience; potentially early.

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

Why this spot

1750-1935

France's largest 18th-c port; the old fishing-village quays face the historic harbor reach. No documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Soft Loire mud - stay on firm gravel

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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