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South Chungcheong
Taean, South Korea
Anheung and Mado shore, Goryeo wreck coast
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea pottery
Nails and fittings
Wreck timberAlso reported: Goryeo celadon, buncheong, wooden tags.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Fast tidal passage on the grain and celadon route to Gaeseong; Taean ship and Mado 1-4 wrecks found from 2007.
KBS feature via Daum 2014: fisherman near Anheung port found a celadon plate on an octopus in 2007, Mado wrecks followed with 25,000 pieces; Kyunghyang 2017 reports looters digging celadon from the Taean mudflatView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Strongest tidal currents on the west coastMud, fishing gear
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