Where: Waikato · Oceania · approx. -37.14, 175.54 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: colonial bottle era, historically mapped
What turns up: Goldfields camp glass, black glass ales and case gin, applied-top ginger beers, Hamilton and Codd sodas, colonial bitters and schnapps, miners' pipe and crockery scatter, hotel and battery-town dumps along the foreshore fill
Access: Restricted.
Under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 any place associated with pre-1900 human activity is an archaeological site, and the 1867 onward Thames goldfield tips are firmly pre-1900 and protected. It is an offence to dig, damage or modify them without an archaeological authority from Heritage NZ on any land, public or private. Post-1900 tips still need landowner permission; Maori sites and taonga must never be disturbed and taonga found must be reported.
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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.
Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.