Mudlark
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A mudlark is someone who scavenges the banks and shores of rivers for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Mudlarks of Victorian London (The Headington Magazine, 1871)
A buckle found by a member of the Thames Discovery Programme on the Thames foreshore at the Tower of London
Fragments of pottery found while mudlarking on the River Thames in central London
Beachcombing
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Beachcombing is an activity that consists of an individual "combing" the beach and the intertidal zone, looking for things of value, interest or utility. A beachcomber is a person who participates in
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…Britain at Low Tide Beachcombing - the practice of searching beaches for items of value, interest or utility Junk man…
Beachcombing in Suva, Fiji
Beachcombing at Belle Isle State Park in Virginia, United States