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South Ash Sharqiyah
Qalhat, Oman
Medieval Hormuz port shore, porcelain city
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Trade beads
Sea potteryAlso reported: Chinese celadon and blue and white, Indian red wares, glass bracelets.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Unknown (CC BY 4.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
11th-15th century port of the Kingdom of Hormuz visited by Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta, sacked by the Portuguese 1508; Chinese and Indian ceramics across 35 ha.
UNESCO ICOMOS evaluation: large quantities of Chinese porcelain and Indian ceramics found, 25 stone anchors off the harbour, cliff erosion by cyclones; SCMP 2018: beads, bracelets, porcelain from China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar from the digView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote cliff shore, heat, no facilities
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