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Negombo Dutch canal town

BOTTLE DIGGING RESTRICTED DOCUMENTED

Where: Sri Lanka · Asia · approx. 7.21, 79.84 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

What turns up: 1700s-1930s Dutch and British glass, ceramics, cinnamon-trade refuse

Access: Restricted.

The Antiquities Ordinance makes artefacts over 100 years old state property; canal reservations are government land and fort remains are protected.

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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.