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Last activity 10 days agoPosted Nov 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM EST

Shell Grotto, Margate

Michelangelo11
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Mood

calm

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positive

Category

other

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Art
History
Architecture
Debate intensity10/100

The Shell Grotto in Margate is a mysterious and fascinating underground structure decorated with thousands of seashells.

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Light discussion

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12d

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  1. 01Story posted

    Nov 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM EST

    22 days ago

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  2. 02First comment

    Nov 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM EST

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  3. 03Peak activity

    1 comments in Day 12

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    Nov 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM EST

    10 days ago

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popol12
10 days ago
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Why can’t someone do a carbon 14 datation of the shells to close the debate ?
ninalanyon
10 days ago
I can think of several plausible reasons:

- it costs money and no one wants to pay,

- the mystery is more interesting or amusing than the resolution of the mystery,

- carbon dating is unreliable for dates following the industrial revolution because the burning of coal and oil ejected vast quantities of depleted carbon into the atmosphere.

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